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New Zealand announces new whale sanctuary
The NZ government has just launched the Kaikoura Whale Sanctuary on the east coast of the South Island. The area is biologically rich and includes…
Read MoreDolphins, genetics and conservation
This past week saw the identification of yet another new species of dolphin (an Australian humpback dolphin called Sousa sahulensis): http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jul/03/australian-snubfin-and-humpback-dolphins-at-risk-of-localised-extinction?utm_content=buffer59341&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer Advances in the use…
Read MoreLearning to rescue stranded whales in Adelaide
Whales and dolphins swimming free in the ocean are the very essence of controlled grace. Stranded on shore they are pathetically helpless. There appear to…
Read MoreWant to name an Australian baby dolphin?
I have been studying a community of some 50 resident dolphins living in the Port River estuary (Adelaide, Australia) for the past 25 years. These dolphins…
Read MoreWDC raises plight of New Zealand dolphin at scientific meeting
WDC has a small but hardworking team at the Biennial meeting of the Marine Mammal Society taking place this week at the University of Otago,…
Read MoreAdelaide dolphin Wave grieves the loss of her calf
This past week we watched with great sadness the way a mother dolphin grieves for her dead calf. Port River dolphin Wave is known to…
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