http://blog.seattlepi.com/candacewhiting/2014/02/11/orca-whale-pod-strands-and-dies-in-new-zealand/
From David Kirby, author of "Death at SeaWorld":
http://www.takepart.com/article/2014/02/12/9-killer-whales-die-mass-stranding-baffles-experts?cmpid=organic-share-facebook
With only 200 orca in the New Zealand population, nine individuals constitutes 5% of the population. Visit www.orcaresearch.org to find out more about the New Zealand orca and how you can help conserve them.