Hector's dolphin | Conservation blog

Protecting Hector’s – The dolphin, the place and the research

Department of Conservation — 23/03/2023 — 1 Comment

This is the second blog in the ‘Protecting Hector’s’ series – a deep dive into a collaborative research project trying to find out how we can coexist sustainably with this rare taonga species. Researcher Will Carome sets the scene for how the research project came to be.

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Protecting Hector’s – Akaroa Harbour’s taonga species

Department of Conservation — 09/03/2023 — 1 Comment

DOC is working alongside local tour operators, rūnanga, researchers and the regional council to study the impacts of cruise ships, tourism and general vessel traffic on the Hector’s dolphin in the Akaroa Harbour.

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