Source: Radio New Zealand
A necropsy will be carried out to determine the cause of the orca’s death. RNZ / Rhonywn Newson
A juvenile orca found washed ashore on an Auckland beach early Monday morning will undergo a necropsy to determine the cause of its death.
The Department of Conservation’s Auckland biodiversity ranger Nikki Grist says the female orca was found dead at Orewa Beach.
Ngāti Manuhiri performed a karakia and the orca was taken to Massey University in Auckland.
The university’s Cetacean Pathology Unit will carry out a necropsy to try to determine the cause of the orca’s death
It is two-metres long and estimated to be 3 to 6 months old.
A baby orca stranded on the beach at Orewa on Monday 4 May 2025. RNZ / Rhonwyn Newson
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