Hectors Protectors

Hectors Protectors We exist to protect Hector's and Maui dolphins of New Zealand - the smallest and rarest marine mammal

Maui’s dolphins live only in New Zealand and are the smallest and rarest marine dolphin species on earth. Fishing with gill nets and trawling has driven them to the very edge of extinction. There are now just around 50 Maui’s dolphins left, down from an estimated 1,800 forty years ago. Because there are so few individuals left, the species can only cope with a single fatality as a result of human

activities every 10-23 years. Yet these fishing methods kill an estimated five Maui's dolphins each year. The last survivors need to be protected now before it’s too late and here is your chance to help make that happen.

Japan's dolphin slaughter changing dolphin behaviour towards humans..?
17/07/2023

Japan's dolphin slaughter changing dolphin behaviour towards humans..?

One man broke his ribs in what is the sixth such attack in the same region this year.

22/03/2023

Update, DOC has located and uplifted the dolphin for investigation, I am unsure if DOC let Iwi know?

Sad news - Anna found this horribly bruised ,dead dolpin, at the Hamilton's Gap... thinks it's a Maui., she has notified DOC

07/02/2022

There are "only 50-odd" Māui dolphins left in the world, and "every single one is critical at this stage", an expert says.

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