Source: Radio New Zealand
A whale washed up on Ōrewa Beach on Wednesday. Supplied / Maddi Newson
A pygmy sperm whale has been found dead on the shores of Ōrewa in Auckland’s North Shore.
“I can confirm that DOC is responding to the body of a pygmy sperm whale at Ōrewa.
“At this point I have few other details,” Department of Conservation spokesperson Nicole Steven said.
A whale washed up on Ōrewa Beach on Wednesday. Supplied / Maddi Newson
Steven said they don’t know the cause of death yet.
“This info would require a necropsy,” she said.
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