Nine Orca found dead in Southland

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Nine orca have been found dead in Southland following a mass stranding.
This is only the third time in New Zealand a stranding of orca has occurred.
Included in the nine dead were a calf, its mother and at least one adult male.
At this stage it is not known why the orca stranded themselves but experts are on their way to the scene to determine the cause.
The Department of Conservation described the latest stranding as a blow to New Zealand’s small orca population.
There are only 200 orca in New Zealand and to lose nine is a crucial blow to the population levels.
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Shem Banbury - Kiwi Kids News Editor

Shem Banbury is the Editor of Kiwi Kids News and is the Deputy Principal at Mount Maunganui Intermediate. In his spare time, he likes to train and compete in triathlons, play cricket and spend time with his family.

11 Responses

moniqua says:

February 13, 2014 at 12:01 pm

I feel so sorry for the New Zealand
stjoseph says:

February 14, 2014 at 2:13 pm

aww so sad
Twyford Room 7 says:

February 17, 2014 at 11:41 am

We hate to see this, we think it is a absolute tragedy and that the experts need to find out why this happens so that we can stop it before it happens again. So that we can sustain the population of the Orca. If this happens, New Zealand may increase in popularity, because of these amazing creatures.
Jordan & Charlie
Dreydon Hughes says:

February 17, 2014 at 11:57 am

That is strange that they got stranded on the rock they should try and find out what happened to them
jayden bootsma says:

February 17, 2014 at 7:25 pm

wow thats so sad!!!
Ezburn123 says:

February 18, 2014 at 8:20 pm

Man that’s pretty sad 🙁
Yeah I agree with Jordan and Charlie we should find out why the orca is doing this.
HELP SAVE THE ORCA!!!
willow says:

February 19, 2014 at 5:19 pm

i would hate to see all orcas get killed by strandings in NZ. I love driving and sometimes seeing a pod swimming by. its magical
alice says:

February 23, 2014 at 9:41 am

help me save the Orca!! I am a kiwi and I was born in NZ and I love animals I go to the library and read about all animals!
Bella says:

February 24, 2014 at 8:33 pm

That’s so sad
Aquinas College says:

February 25, 2014 at 8:24 pm

that is pretty sad I love annaimals and I have a big soft spot for them my frog died today and I have a dog called mackey and a frog called emreld r.i.p
sharnye says:

March 14, 2016 at 6:29 pm

sad