Posts Tagged ‘New Zealand’
A personal reflection on time with orcas
As the Icelandic orca watching winter season comes to a close for another year, our guest blogger and WDC friend, Sam Lipman, reflects on her time with this population and others she has been fortunate to encounter around the world. I have spent time with just three of the 40+ known populations of orca that…
Read MoreFalse killer whales and bottlenose dolphins hang out together say researchers
Researchers in New Zealand studying false killer whales and bottlenose dolphins believe that individuals from the two species form long-term partnerships that might help them fend off predators or find food. Following years monitoring particular groups of false killer whales and bottlenose dolphins in New Zealand, findings reveal that they are both returning together to…
Read MoreInteresting exchange in the NZ Parliament on the issue of Maui dolphins
You can read more about WDC’s work to help protect Maui and Hectors dolphins
Read MoreWhere will New Zealand and Japan go on the issue of whaling?
I read with interest in the New Zealand Herald that the New Zealand Government have raised the issue of whaling with Japan. The Herald reports that ‘Foreign Minister Murray McCully has told his Japanese counterpart that he is hopeful Japan will be open to resuming talks with New Zealand to find a diplomatic solution to…
Read MoreNew Zealand and Japan discuss whaling issue
New Zealand’s Foreign Minister, Murray McCully has told his new Japanese counterpart that he hopes their two countries can find a diplomatic solution to Japan’s whaling. The issue of whaling was raised in a meeting this week between Mr McCully and Fumio Kishida, Tokyo’s new Foreign Minister. The talks were held despite New Zealand’s decision…
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