maui dolphins Archive

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  Carbon fin prints - by frog

  
  
  
  Jeanette’s question this afternoon on the Government’s claim to be the first carbon neutral country in the world resulted in the usual banter with the Michael Cullen, who was answering on behalf of the Prime Minister. Even National’s Nick Smith got in on the game, asking much the same as what many Green supporters have [...] read more
  May 29, 2008 9:15 pm - 17 Comments
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  Saving Maui’s dolphins - by frog

  
  
  
  There were up to 29,000 Hector’s dolphins in the 1970s, but today there are only about 8000 left. Scientists say they will continue to decline unless we place restrictions on the fishing methods that are killing them. This afternoon 111 school children representing the estimated 111 remaining Maui’s dolphins (which are a subspecies of Hector’s [...] read more
  November 15, 2007 3:05 pm - 6 Comments