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Forest and Bird, Volume 23, Issue 2, 1 May 1992, 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 ELP 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 EARIH species, and you'II be supporting olionAR DSA NaSHING Exi L length. The total population is Loud 2 uS in this whenever you use PREWASH LQUID 83 All {Creme STAIN LAUNDRY pubrose CLEANsER remover Detergen a E #aeneSe 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_ 1 In recent years many Hector's tect and save the TO Auckland. Telephone EARTH Dolphins have perished from Hector's Dolphin. .a cleaner bome and a cleaner world. (09) 358 3022 * PCBIDDT