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K21 on February 19th, 2020.

J17.

K25.

J17 and J44.

J31 and J56.

J44.

J37.

We’re down to the last few Māui dolphins. Soon it will be extinction by idleness

Livia Esterhazy - May 17, 2019

If the government doesn’t include a comprehensive solution for Māui dolphins in this Threat Management Plan, it will be game over, writes Livia Esterhazy of WWF-New Zealand

Once great flightless birds roamed Aotearoa’s forests. Before humans arrived, moa only had one predator, Haast’s eagle. But once humans were here, moa were hunted into extinction. We also introduced a host of new environmental threats: invasive weeds, rats, possums, stoats, deer and more. All continue their ecological harms to this day.

In the last 50 years alone, global wildlife populations have declined, on average, by 60%. One native taonga is on the brink of extinction: the Māui dolphin. Only around 60 adult Māui dolphins remain. Our world’s rarest marine dolphin is at risk of disappearing forever, all because of us. Human threats such as harmful fishing activities, risky seabed mining practices, oil and gas exploration, and toxoplasmosis, if not fixed, will lead to their demise.

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Here’s a few photos from Capt. Ryan’s camera today, of the heart stopping KILLER WHALE encounters we enjoyed this afternoon! All 3 of our boats saw as many as 10 orcas on the 545pm departure, off of San Onofre.

J31 Tsuchi and J56.

Barkley(A110) with his uncle Toba(A78), near Hartley Bay in May 2019