Local residents and conservation workers lifted the whales onto sheets in order to float them. Four of the whales died, according to New Zealand's conservation agency. New Zealand is a country with a high number of whale strandings. Pilot whales are particularly prolific. The Department of Conservation praised hundreds of people for their efforts to save the stranding … [Read more...] about Over 30 Stranded Whales Saved in New Zealand Using Sheets for Lifting