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i thought this picture was sad 
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WHALE TEARS: A stranded whale appears to be weeping as it lies stranded on Farewell Spit. More than 100 whales were successfully refloated yesterday but have been seen in shallow water again. |
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Whales look to be heading out to sea
22 December 2005
The pod of over 100 pilot whales refloated yesterday now appears to be heading out to sea.
There were fears this morning that the whales might re-strand themselves when they were spotted back in shallow waters near Pohara Beach on the eastern side of Golden Bay.
But reports since then have said the whales had changed direction and seemed to be heading out of the bay.
The whales were refloated off Puponga Beach yesterday, with tired rescuers diverting the whales a second time after some of the pod began returning to shallow water.
About 20 of the 124 which first beached at Golden Bay about midday Tuesday died.
This morning, DOC spokeswoman Trish Grant said staff were on their way to the beach in boats, in case they had to try and herd the whales back out to sea.
Ms Grant said the whales were in no immediate danger as the tide was still going out.
"But they're still in Golden Bay southeast of where they were yesterday, so there's a concern they will re-strand.
"The crucial time will come this afternoon when the tide is coming in."
DOC staff would monitor the situation from boats in the bay today.
There has been no calls for volunteers, but Ms Grant said it could be possible.
"The situation is obviously not over and done with. We would be grateful if people could be alert, and keep an ear out."
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DOC spokesman Martin Heine said a boat would continue to move alongside the pod, monitoring the direction of the whales.
It was unfortunate, but sometimes it took several cycles of strandings for the situation to be resolved.
"I hope this doesn't come to nothing. We are monitoring the situation closely," he told NZPA.
It was not easy to herd the whales out to sea because there were so many of them.
Mr Heine said DOC was "absolutely delighted" with the efforts of volunteer rescuers yesterday. yet.
High tide was expected at 2.45pm. The danger of stranding would occur about two hours afterwards, he said.
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SycoShaman
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| Posted: Thu, 22nd Dec 2005 01:58 Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | WHALE TEARS: A stranded whale appears to be weeping as it lies stranded on Farewell Spit. More than 100 whales were successfully refloated yesterday but have been seen in shallow water again. |
Gee...thanks dude, that just brightened up my day  But it really is depressing and sad  |
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bxrdj
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| Posted: Thu, 22nd Dec 2005 02:21 Post subject: |
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pardon my lack of knowledge, but how come this happens often with whales? btw it is very sad ...
fuck ...
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whale make some awsome soap .
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| Posted: Thu, 22nd Dec 2005 11:22 Post subject: |
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| bxrdj wrote: | | pardon my lack of knowledge, but how come this happens often with whales? btw it is very sad ... |
It's actually a large unknown, although best guess is it's because a whale has surfaced too fast and suffers decompression sickness, thus disorientated they beach themselves. I guess there are multiple reasons why a whale may surface too fast, such as trying to escape a predator, or in response to high intensity sonar/noise created by machinery.
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With there strandings they want to tell us:
Look you ugly but somewhat cute (and obviously equipped with some rudimentary intellígence) two leged something - you are destroying our habitat. Swimming through poluted waters hurts,also the terrible noises and electromagnetic fields you emit aren`t very nice.
We give you an impression on how your beaches will look like in a short time, if you go on like this. rotten corpses everywhere, just like it looks in the oceans today.
So please stop it!
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Of all the things i've lost, i miss my mind the most!
"Ozzy Osbourne"
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