Thursday, March 22, 2012

Maui's dolphins

  • Conservationists have issued repeated warnings that the Mauis dolphins of New Zealand, the planets smallest species of dolphin, are in danger of extinction.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • A Taranaki-based fishing company has come out against a campaign to extend a ban on set net fishing to protect endangered Mauis dolphins.
  • (radionz)
  • Immediate actions being demanded to increase protections for the endangered Mauis Dolphins. Further protections are being considered following the release of a report that shows there are only 55 adult dolphins left alive.
  • (Newstalk ZB)
  • [The New York Times] The population of the world's smallest dolphin has plummeted from 111 in 2004 to just 55 today, a new study warns. The Maui dolphin, found only off the western coast of New Zealand, is threatened mainly by fishing nets.
  • (New York Times)
  • Today hundreds of Raglan residents rallied to protest seabed mining in the West Coast of the North Island, habitat to one of the worlds most critically endangered species the Mauis dolphin.
  • (Voxy)
  • These species are frequently found near to shore or in calm waters: spinner dolphins "rest" in near-shore bays, and humpback whales spend the winter in Maui's calm western lee.
  • (Scientific American)
  • Peter Knego joined the ship on one of her seven night treks from the "big island" of Hawai'i to Maui via Moloka'i and Lana'i handy vantage for breaching whales and spinning dolphins.
  • (USA Today)
  • These waters are also home to Mauis dolphin, the most critically endangered dolphin species in New Zealand whose numbers are thought to have fewer than 150 left in the wild.
  • (GADLING)
  • were undefeated in the double-elimination playoffs and secured the crown after whipping the MHS Dolphins in the finals, 95-40.
  • (Saipan Tribune)

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