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125 pilot whales die on NZ beaches; 43 saved

World Dec. 28, 2009 - 05:01AM JST ( 12 )

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FoxieDec. 28, 2009 - 11:05AM JST

The other day millions of sardines stranded somewhere in Ibaraki...what is going on with all those fish. I am glad they rescued 43, I bet not one sardine was rescued here.
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WilliBDec. 28, 2009 - 12:38PM JST

Sushi!
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MittsuDec. 28, 2009 - 02:00PM JST

And all that fuss over scientific reaearch into Whales? Looks like things are so bad out at sea they are killing themselves....
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Gombei424CanadaDec. 28, 2009 - 02:55PM JST

RIP, cetaceans.
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kwattDec. 28, 2009 - 09:17PM JST

One of causes is ship's sonar and vessel's sonar. They are using sonars all the time on sea and driving whales crazy to beach as whales also use sonar.
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MolenirDec. 29, 2009 - 12:55AM JST

One of causes is ship's sonar and vessel's sonar. They are using sonars all the time on sea and driving whales crazy to beach as whales also use sonar.

Yes, yes, yes. Like everything else that goes wrong in this world, no doubt this is all the fault of mankind as well. Certainly no whale ever got beached before the invention of sonar...
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HonestDictatorDec. 29, 2009 - 02:20AM JST

It is the result of sonar. Before the invention of sonar, it was rampant whaling, and of course maybe a few whale carcasses were beached that went out due to natural causes back in the day... 125 beached whales at one time is a bit much don't you think Molenir?
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goddogDec. 29, 2009 - 05:24AM JST

doesn't NZ whale also? Why wouldn't they keep them on ice and cut them up to sell?
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NeoJamalDec. 29, 2009 - 06:06AM JST

Intelligent creatures aren't they?

I'm glad there isn't a big market for pilot whale meat, otherwise this cetacean will surely go the way of the dinosaurs.
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USARoninDec. 29, 2009 - 06:18AM JST

Because the site is part of a natural reserve, the 105 whale carcasses were left to decompose where they stranded, Stoffregen said.

And here's where the second tragic event kicked in: None of the meat was harvested for either human or animal consumption. What a waste.

The first event was nature at work; the second was leftist buffoonery.
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CantorDec. 29, 2009 - 07:13AM JST

Colville is one of the most beautiful places on this planet... Very popular alternative lifestyle tourist destination, which is why this story makes news.

The topography of the bay would make it a very likely place for strandings. The other place is remote, which is why they were only spotted from the air.

Sounds like some of you people have been locked up in your rabbit warrens for a little bit too long. You really believe that you are rational?