240 pioneer whales have died after being stranded on New Zealand island – World Today News

240 pioneer whales have died after being stranded on New Zealand island – World Today News

WELLINGTON (Reuters) – About 240 pilot whales stranded on New Zealand’s Pete Island in the South Pacific have died, some euthanized, the New Zealand Environmental Protection Agency said on Tuesday.

A few days before that, 215 cetaceans died on neighboring Chatham Island, a frequent phenomenon in this geographical area, to this day unexplained.

DOC official Dave Lundquist said in an email that the DOC team assessed the situation on Monday and decided to euthanize the remaining whales on Pete.

He stressed that “this decision is not taken lightly, but in such cases it is the softest option.”

Trapped whales are not released in this area due to the presence of sharks that are dangerous to humans and mammals.

The Pete and Chatham Islands, which make up the Chatham Islands archipelago, lie near the confluence of subtropical and subarctic waters, providing whales with abundant marine wildlife, says Darren Grover, chief executive of the NGO Project Jonah, which takes care of stranded people . whales;

(Reporting by Lucy Kramer, French version by Lina Golovnia, Editing by Sophie Lewitt)

I donate

Your donations are tax deductible in France

Since Journal Chrétien is an online journalism service recognized by France’s Ministry of Culture, your donations are tax-deductible up to 66% for individuals and 60% for businesses.
You will immediately receive a tax receipt issued by J’aime l’infoa recognized association of public interest, aiming to support information pluralism and advocate for independent, quality digital journalism.

READ  Champagne, Cognac and 509 other geographical indications are protected in New Zealand

If you are an individual residing in FranceYour donations are deductible at 66% of your income tax, up to 20% of your taxable income.

If you are a French company subject to IR or IS, 60% of your donation to Journal Chrétien is deductible from corporate tax, within 5 percent of the sales volume. The tax reduction on the amount above this ceiling can be carried over to the five years following the donation.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *