22 February 2021 This was my first time attending a whale stranding. I did the PJ course in Nelson just over two years ago, and…
jackyreynoldsnzNovember 3, 2021
27 December 2009 I was lucky to be on holiday in the Coromandel when I received news of the mass stranding of pilot whales in…
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Jo Wixey helps to refloat Nobby with other Project Jonah medics in a spectacular rescue mission 27 September 2008 I received the text from Project…
jackyreynoldsnzNovember 3, 2021
27 September 2008 The message was received 7am on Saturday morning – ‘Whale stranding BOP area, text back YES if you can attend’. Was this…
jackyreynoldsnzNovember 3, 2021
Renee Kelly (front right) helps DOC staff to refloat stranded orca. Photo credit NZ Herald 4 July 2008 I received the call on Friday, just…
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Photo credit: http://booyatravel.com/valentinesday/ 14 February 2015 I trained in Nelson (where I live) last year and had not been to a stranding prior to this one.…
jackyreynoldsnzNovember 3, 2021
Seals were once hunted to the brink of extinction in New Zealand. Now they’re protected and can be seen in increasing numbers along our coastline.…
jackyreynoldsnzSeptember 9, 2021
Little is known about solitary dolphins. There are only 90 or so known cases worldwide, 14 of which are from New Zealand alone. Moko was…
jackyreynoldsnzSeptember 9, 2021
Seals regularly come ashore or 'haul out' at points around New Zealand. The Department of Conservation receive a huge number of calls each year from…
jackyreynoldsnzSeptember 1, 2021