On Thursday evening, rescue group Project Jonah said it was called by a member of the public and told a whale had been stranded at Whatipū Beach.

The whale was a two-metre-long pygmy sperm whale, a spokesperson for #ProjectJonah said, and while a rescue team and local medic headed to the scene, members of the public were instructed to keep the whale cool and comfortable.

https://i.stuff.co.nz/environment/300784022/whale-stranded-on-west-auckland-beach-saved-thanks-to-help-from-locals

Last night #ProjectJonah received a call from a member of the public about stranded whale on #Whatipū Beach, in West #Auckland.

The senior rescue team and a local medic were mobilised. As this is quite a remote part of Tāmaki Makaurau, members of the public were given instructions on how to keep the small whale cool and comfortable.

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Unfortunately the Sei #Whale that was successfully re-floated yesterday re-stranded earlier today, and died before it could be re-floated today.
#FarewellSpit #NewZealand #ProjectJonah #DepartmentOfConservation

Can These Trapped Whales be Saved? Farewell Spit, in New Zealand, is a narrow sand pit that is known as the 'whale trap'. In 2017, hundreds of whales found themselves beached on this very shore, in need of urgent rescuing.
BBC Earth Witness spoke to Project Jonah, who helped bring these majestic creatures to safety. Farewell Spit, in New Zealand, is a narrow sand pit that is known as the 'whale trap'.
#ProjectJonah #Whale #NewZealand https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBbSZ41ovj8