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Pilot whales are seen stranded on the beach in Chatham Islands, New Zealand November 22, 2020 in this picture obtained from social media.Image: JEMMA WELCH/DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION NZ via REUTERS
CHATHAM ISLANDS

Nearly 100 whales die after mass stranding in New Zealand

About 100 pilot whales and bottlenose dolphins have died in a mass stranding on the remote Chatham Islands, about 800 km (497 miles) off New Zealand’s east coast, officials said on Wednesday. Most of them were stranded during the weekend…

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