Stranded whales in New Zealand

A volunteer cares for a pilot whale after a mass stranding at Farewell Spit in New Zealand.

Volunteers form a human chain to prevent pilot whale strandings at Farewell Spit.

Volunteers pour water on pilot whales after a mass stranding at Farewell Spit in New Zealand.

A volunteer looks at the dead pilot whales at Farewell Spit in New Zealand.

A child holds her noise at the smell of the dead pilot whales at Farewell Spit in New Zealand.

A pilot whale and her calf lie in shallow water after a mass stranding at Farewell Spit in New Zealand.

Volunteers guide stranded pilot whales back out to sea at Farewell Spit in New Zealand.

A volunteer helps a stranded pilot whale at Farewell Spit in New Zealand.