The status of the New Zealand Sea Lion has moved from ‘Vulnerable’ to the more serious ‘Endangered’ category in the […]
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‘Scientific whaling’ decision – experts respond
The International Whaling Commission (IWC) has voted in favour of a resolution restricting Japan’s scientific whaling program, but a representative […]
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Efforts to rescue pilot whales stranded near Farewell Spit in Golden Bay this week failed after the surviving animals repeatedly […]
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The Maui’s dolphin and other endangered marine mammals have been the focus of a huge international conference taking place in […]
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A major international conference on marine mammals in Dunedin this week has focused attention on efforts to halt the extinction […]
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ONLINE MEDIA BRIEFING (Wed 20 Oct): Last month’s mass stranding event of over 70 pilot whales on a remote Northland […]
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