125 whales die in New Zealand; 43 saved

Courtesy MSNBC.com: Environment  Sun, 12/27/2009 - 22:32

Pilot whales line the beach at Colville Bay, north of Coromandel, New Zealand, on Sunday.<br /><br />Some 125 pilot whales die in New Zealand after stranding on the beach over the weekend — but vacationers and conservation workers manage to coax 43 others back out to sea.




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