The charity’s founder and chair, Christine Rose, said the installation of the 20 dolphins on New Brighton beach made the ...
“They have grey, white and black markings on their bodies.” Found only in New Zealand, Hector’s dolphins are considered vulnerable and have a wild population of less than 16,000 ...
Department of Conservation (DOC) ranger Cara Hansen said the survey, which was conducted every five years, used a genetic ...
Grass-roots environmental charity Māui and Hector’s Dolphin Defenders today staged an energetic protest with locals, outside Nelson Port to highlight the plight of Māui and Hector’s dolphins which ...
The New Zealand government has today announced half measures that will fail to save the ... “The measures also fail to protect the marine corridors that connect Hector's dolphins from the south with ...
The North Island Hector’s dolphin has been classified as a separate sub-species, Maui’s dolphin. This will hopefully strengthen efforts to protect this species — the world’s rarest marine dolphin.
Otago lifesavers swapped beach patrol for dolphin rescue after being alerted to the animal trapped in the shallows of an estuary. It was all hands on deck as members of the public, Department of ...