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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsAsk New Zealand to do more to help the last 55 Maui dolphins ... please!
The Maui dolphin is the world's rarest dolphin, and if we don't act now to save it, it will soon be wiped out form the face of the Earth. We are down to the last 55 dolphins, so we are calling on our political leaders to let them know its time to take action to save these precious animals, said New Zealand Executive Director Chris Howe. At the rate we are going the only place future generations will be able to see Mauis is in museums.
Only found off the cost of New Zealand, the Maui dolphin is primarily threatened by gillnets and trawlers. They get caught in the nets and drown (remember, dolphins are mammals, they can't breathe underwater). Scientists estimate the 95% of unnatural Maui deaths are caused by fishing.
If you want to do your part, check out the Last 55 campaign by WWF: http://www.wwf.org.nz/take_action/maui_s_campaign_/be_a_maui_s_advocate/
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Ask New Zealand to do more to help the last 55 Maui dolphins ... please! (Original Post)
Flaxbee
Jun 2014
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