About 50 dolphins washed ashore in New Zealand - despite the help of volunteers and rescuers, some died. A sad incident happened at Ngawi beach near Cape Palliser: dozens of pilot whales (so-called black dolphins) got stuck between sharp rocks. Local residents, employees of the Department of Nature Protection and volunteers of the local organization "Jonah Project" came to help the animals: they watered the dolphins for many hours, protected them from overheating and tried to return them to the sea. As a result, at least 14 pilot whales were saved, but some of the animals died. Among them there are exactly 4 individuals, but the exact number is unknown: some of the bodies were washed away by the waves. The reasons for such a massive release of dolphins are unknown; Experts associate this with the social behavior of pilot whales - they are very united and always follow each other even in shallow water. According to scientists, an incident of this magnitude has not occurred in the region since the 1990s.

About 50 dolphins washed ashore in New Zealand - despite the help of volunteers and rescuers, some died. A sad incident happened at Ngawi beach near Cape Palliser: dozens of pilot whales (so-called black dolphins) got stuck between sharp rocks. Local residents, employees of the Department of Nature Protection and volunteers of the local organization "Jonah Project" came to help the animals: they watered the dolphins for many hours, protected them from overheating and tried to return them to the sea. As a result, at least 14 pilot whales were saved, but some of the animals died. Among them there are exactly 4 individuals, but the exact number is unknown: some of the bodies were washed away by the waves. The reasons for such a massive release of dolphins are unknown; Experts associate this with the social behavior of pilot whales - they are very united and always follow each other even in shallow water. According to scientists, an incident of this magnitude has not occurred in the region since the 1990s.