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Pilot Whales: what they are, and why they strand

Pilot Whales: what they are, and why they strand

Pilot Whales: what they are, and why they strand Pilot Whales: what they are, and why they strand, 10.19 MB
Monday, February 13, 2017

Last week, 650 pilot whales stranded at Farewell Spit in Golden Bay. Rochelle Constatine, senior lecturer at the University of Auckland's school of biological sciences, speaks to 95bFM about the science behind mass strandings and the logistical nightmare behind re-floating.