YARMOUTH PORT, Mass., Oct.

Nearly 60 pilot whales have died after becoming stranded on a beach in northern New Zealand, conservation authorities reported Friday.

Vacationers and conservation workers were able to coax 43 pilot whales back into the ocean after getting stranded on the beach over the weekend.

Wildlife officials said that more than 40 sperm whales have died after a pod of about 50 became stranded off southern Australia.

Australian authorities reported on Sunday that at least 150 whales have died after being stranded on Tasmania's west coast.