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Maui's dolphin numbers decline

Author
Newstalk ZB staff,
Publish Date
Tue, 26 May 2015, 2:51PM
Photo: Department of Conservation
Photo: Department of Conservation

Maui's dolphin numbers decline

Author
Newstalk ZB staff,
Publish Date
Tue, 26 May 2015, 2:51PM

The number of Maui's dolphins has fallen.

It's now estimated there are between 43 and 47 in the waters off New Zealand.

Research from NABU International shows that the world’s smallest and rarest dolphin has only 10 to 12 mature females left, and could be extinct by 2029.

It was previously thought there were around 55 Maui's dolphins.

 

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