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Hector's Dolphin Protection

Hector's Dolphin
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Internet Links and Contacts

Department of Conservation (DoC).  Dolphin information

Forest and Bird Hector's dolphin information

Hector's Dolphin Sightings and Strandings www.hectorsdolphin.org.nz

Otago University Marine Mammal Studies.
Marine Science Department, 304 Castle street, Dunedin.


Forest and Bird Magazine Articles

Nov 1987 - The Down Under Dolphin
Nov 1998 - More protection sought for Hector’s dolphins
May 2000 - Dolphins in Danger

Check your school and local libraries for copies of the Forest and Bird magazine.


Books

Dolphins & Whales in New Zealand Waters. By Steve Hansen. Published by Orca Publications Ltd 1984.

Down Under Dolphins. The story of Hector’s Dolphin. By Stephen Dawson & Elisabeth Slooten. Published by Canterbury University Press, 1996. Excellent book - check it out!

Encounters with Whales and Dolphins. By Wade Doak. Published by Hodder and Stoughton, 1988.

Opo the Happy Dolphin. By Julia Graham. Published by Golden Press, 1979. (Based on a true story)

Swimming with Dolphins in New Zealand. By Wade Doak. Published by Hodder & Stoughton New Zealand 1994.

Save the Dolphins. By Michael Donoghue & Annie Wheeler. Published by David Bateman Ltd 1990.

Whales and Dolphins. By Barbara Todd. Published by Reed Publishing (NZ) Ltd, 2000. In this book you can explore the different types of whales and dolphins that live around New Zealand, what they eat, where they travel and why they strand.

Whales and Dolphins of New Zealand and Australia - An Identification Guide. By Alan Baker. Published by Victoria University Press, 1983.


Videos

Cold Water Warm Blood. Duration 55 mins. This video has segments about the Hector's Dolphin and other marine mammals off the Kaikoura coast, in the South Island.  Wild South video, Natural History New Zealand Ltd.  Contact sales@wildsouth.co.nz or www.naturalhistory.co.nz

 

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