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Forest and Bird, Issue 265, 1 August 1992, Unnumbered Page

(Hector's Dolphin. Endangered species "Cephalorynchus hectori") 0 U R C 0 M M | T M E N T IS T 0 H E L P P R 0 T E � T T H E H E 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 species, and you'II be supporting 'Gnanab DisH Drw Q4lil WASKiNGA Laf Ll length. The total population is "s4oex202 LOUD 74 uS in this whenever you use PREWASH Uquid Eual Saln LAUNDR: 3 Remover pevergeem 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, 8 & 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