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After conducting a necropsy volunteers and staff from NOAA, FWC, MMC wash bloodied hands in the Gulf of Mexico on a dead pilot whale Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013 at Highland Beach in The Everglades of Florida. Six dead pilot whales were found earlier today in a remote part of the park, part of a pod of 51 whales facing an uncertain future. Four pilot whales have had to be euthanized. Federal biologists report that 46 pilot whales are alive and swimming free. (AP Photo/Naples Daily News, Corey Perrine) ( Beached Whales )

A handout photograph from the National Park Service made available on 04 December 2013 shows pilot whales that have become stranded near the shoreline of the Everglades National Park, Florida, USA, 03 December 2013. Federal officials said some whales have died. The marine mammals are known to normally inhabit deep water. EPA/NATIONAL PARK SERVICE / ( USA STRANDED PILOT WHALES )

A handout photograph from the National Park Service made available on 04 December 2013 shows pilot whales that have become stranded near the shoreline of the Everglades National Park, Florida, USA, 03 December 2013. Federal officials said some whales have died. The marine mammals are known to normally inhabit deep water. EPA/NATIONAL PARK SERVICE / ( USA STRANDED PILOT WHALES )

Officials in boats monitor the scene where dozens of pilot whales are stranded in shallow water in a remote area of Florida's Everglades National Park, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) ( Beached Whales )

A dead pilot whale lies near the beach in a remote area of Florida's Everglades National Park, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013. Federal officials say 10 of the dozens of whales stranded in Florida's Everglades National Park are now dead. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) ( Beached Whales )

A man paddles a kayak past two pilot whales in a remote area of Florida's Everglades National Park, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013. Federal officials say 10 of the dozens of whales stranded in Florida's Everglades National Park are now dead. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) ( Beached Whales )

People stand on the beach where two dead pilot whales lie in the water in a remote area of Florida's Everglades National Park, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013. Nearly four dozen pilot whales are stranded in shallow water in the area. Four of the whales had to be euthanized Wednesday, and six others already had died, said Blair Mase, the marine mammal stranding network coordinator for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Necropsies were being preformed on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) ( Beached Whales )

People seen in a State Law Enforcement boat lean over to view a pilot whale Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013 at Highland Beach in The Everglades of Florida. Six dead pilot whales were found earlier today in a remote part of the park, part of a pod of 51 whales facing an uncertain future. Four pilot whales have had to be euthanized. Federal biologists report that 46 pilot whales are alive and swimming free. (AP Photo/Naples Daily News, Corey Perrine) ( Beached Whales )

A dead pilot whale lies near the beach in a remote area of Florida's Everglades National Park, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013. Federal officials say 10 of the dozens of whales stranded in Florida's Everglades National Park are now dead. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) ( Beached Whales )

Park Rangers and Law Enforcement patrol the waters to ensure safe passage for a pod of pilot whales, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 20(AP Photo/Naples Daily News, Corey Perrine) ( Beached Whales )