Coverage dated November 24, 2024

New Zealanders save more than 30 stranded whales by lifting them on sheets

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Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — More than 30 pilot whales that stranded themselves on a beach in New Zealand were safely returned to the ocean after conservation workers and residents helped to refloat them by lifting them on sheets.

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Local News 8
New Zealanders save more than 30 stranded whales by lifting them on sheets (opens Local News 8)
Published Nov 24, 2024
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Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — More than 30 pilot whales that stranded themselves on a beach in New Zealand were safely returned to the ocean after conservation workers and residents helped to refloat them by lifting them on sheets.
CBS News
More than 30 stranded whales rescued in New Zealand by people lifting them on sheets (opens CBS News)
Published Nov 24, 2024
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Officials praised as "incredible" the efforts made by hundreds of people to help save the foundering pilot whales.
NBC News
More than 30 stranded whales saved in New Zealand by people lifting them on sheets (opens NBC News)
Published Nov 24, 2024
NBC News's feed description
More than 30 pilot whales stranded on a beach in New Zealand were safely returned to the ocean after people refloated them by lifting them on sheets.

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