The population of the exquisite and highly endangered Māui dolphin, found off New Zealand’s North Island, has dwindled to an estimated 63 adults. (Photo: Otago University and NZ Whale and Dolphin Trust)
WELLINGTON: The New Zealand’s government said on Friday that it was backing a new project that uses drone technology to understand and protect the country’s extremely rare and endangered Māui dolphins.
Māui dolphins live in a small stretch of ocean off the west coast of New Zealand’s North Island and current estimates suggest that only 63 dolphins older than one year remain, raising concerns that they may soon become extinct.
The new Māui Drone Project is a one-year collaboration between the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), non-profit wildlife technology organisation MAUI63 and WWF-New…
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