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Riley's dolphin adventure

Join Riley and Steve as they meet a pod of dolphins in the Hauraki Gulf, and learn how dolphins can be hurt by human actions.
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Dolphins in New Zealand Waters (PDF - Department of Conservation)

Discover some fascinating facts about dolphins and what you can do to help them. 


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Write: A letter to the Prime Minister

When we write and speak about things, they become important.

Write a letter to the Prime Minister of New Zealand letting them know how important dolphins are to you and your community.

OR write to another person who is in charge of your town, city, fishing, or ocean activities in your area.

Use this worksheet (PDF) from the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society as a guide. 

 

Cetacean

 

Any whale, dolphin or porpoise.

Pod

 

A pod, or kauika in Māori, is a small group or school of marine animals, such as whales or dolphins.

Breed

 

When animals mate and produce babies together.

Juvenile

 

A young animal of a species.

Pilchard

 

A small silver fish which comes from the herring family.

Marine

 

Relating to or found in the ocean.

Porpoise

 

A small toothed whale that looks similar to a dolphin. It has teeth and a rounded snout.

Pollution

 

The contamination (making less pure) of air, water, or soil due to harmful substances, usually as a result of human activities. There are different types of pollution, for example: chemical pollution, light pollution, or noise pollution.

Entanglement

 

The act of being tangled in something e.g. a fishing net.

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