New Zealand authorities were cutting holes in 300 whale carcasses on Monday, popping the dead animals “like balloons,” to avoid them exploding as they decompose on Golden Bay after more than 600 whales became stranded. But hundreds of whales died on the beach and the Department of Conservation cordoned off the bodies and urged the public to call them if they found whale carcasses that had floated off the beach and washed up on nearby shores. The area is currently closed to the public because of the risk from whales exploding.
New Zealand pops whale carcasses to avoid explosions
