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Tell New Zealand To Protect Endangered Dolphins

 October 15, 2007 @ 11:44 AM (EST)
After nearly 3 years of WWF campaigning, the New Zealand government has now finally issued its draft threat management plan for Hector's and Maui's dolphins. But in a worrying move, even the strongest of the 3 options in the draft plan falls well short of what WWF and Hector's dolphin scientists believe is necessary to save the dolphins from extinction, and allow them to recover. Some background: Hectorus and Mauius dolphins live around the shores of Aotearoa/New Zealand and are amongst the rarest marine dolphins in the world. But unless urgent action is taken these amazing creatures could become extinct within a generation...
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