A total of 97 pilot whales and three dolphins died after a mass stranding on a remote beach in New Zealand, the country's Conservation Department said Wednesday.The department said it became aware of the stranding in the Chatham Islands -- an archipelago roughly 800 kilometers east of New Zealand's South Island -- on Sunday.However, due to the remoteness of the location, rangers said once they reached the beach several hours later, most of the mammals had already died."Only 26 of the whales were still alive at this point, the majority of them appearing very weak, and were euthanized due to …READ FULL ARTICLE
