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Forest and Bird, Volume 22, Issue 3, 1 August 1991, Unnumbered Page

(Hector's Dolphin. Endangered species "Cephalorynchus hectori") 0 U R C 0 M M T M E N T I$ T 0 H EL P P R 0 T E C T T H E HE C T0 R ' S D 0 L P H / N The dolphin species you see entanglement in fishing nets. Reckitt & Colman, makers here is found only in New Zealand The result is their mortality rate is of Down To Earth, are sponsoring coastal waters_ higher than their birth rate. this project: Our commitment is It's one of the world's small- to help preserve this endangered est, reaching just 1.4 metres in EARTH species, and you'II be supporting DQ DISH Eakii ARTH WASRING ER] EkHl] LAkh length. The total population is EAkiHi 7812 LIQUID 00 uS in this whenever you use PREWASH LIQUID PURP ALL STAIN LAUNDRY CueA 86188} SME removeR DETERGENT similarly small: 3,000 to 4,000_ Down To Earth products. As you might expect, such limited If this continues they will Together we can take action numbers are vulnerable to man's eventually become extinct_ to help save the Hector's Dolphin activities. Research has shown But thankfully their plight is for future generations_ If you would that they are prone to the pollu- not being ignored_ Dr Stephen like to know more about Hector's tion flushed into the ocean from Dawson and Dr Elizabeth Slooten Dolphins, contact 'Save the Hector's nearby rivers_ of Otago University are DQWN Dolphin Project' , Private But there are other hazards. researching ways to pro- Bag, Symonds Street, 12 TO In recent years many Hector's tect and save the Auckland_ Telephone EARTH Dolphins have perished from Hector's Dolphin. a cleaner bome and a cleaner world. (09) 358 3022 * PCBIDDT