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Whale stranding at Farewell Spit. Photo: Nuana Tyler

We may not understand them, but we can help when whales strand

Department of Conservation —  21/03/2017

Volunteers worked tirelessly at one of New Zealand’s largest ever pilot whale strandings at Farewell Spit last month.

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Project Jonah volunteers re-floating stranded whales. Photo: Project Jonah.

Saving the whales at Farewell Spit

Department of Conservation —  08/09/2015

DOC’s Andrea Crawford writes about a remarkable day in February spent rescuing stranded whales at Farewell Spit.

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Puponga, Golden Bay. Photo by Peter Kurdulija | CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

Photo of the Week: Conservation Week

Department of Conservation —  15/10/2014

Conservation Week runs from November 1-9 and the theme for this year is “Discover the world where you live”. Today’s photo of the week is of people discovering the striking landforms at Puponga in Golden Bay.

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