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Hector's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori) is one of four dolphin species belonging to the genus Cephalorhynchus.Hector's dolphin is the only cetacean endemic to New Zealand, and comprises two subspecies: C. h. hectori, the more numerous subspecies, also referred to as South Island Hector's dolphin; and the critically endangered Māui dolphin (C. h. maui), found off the West Coast of the North ...
The white-tailed deer is the state mammal of Ohio. This list of mammals of Ohio includes a total of 70 mammal species recorded in the state of Ohio. [1] Of these, three (the American black bear, Indiana bat, and Allegheny woodrat) are listed as endangered in the state; four (the brown rat, black rat, house mouse, and wild boar) are introduced; three (the gray bat, Mexican free-tailed bat and ...
Ashland Soil and Water Conservation District will present a Conservation Chat this January on livestock predator management. Bobcats, vultures and bears, oh my! Livestock predators topic of ...
Māui dolphin, Maui's dolphin, or Popoto (Cephalorhynchus hectori maui) is a subspecies of the Hector's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori)—New Zealand's only endemic cetacean. [3] Māui dolphins are only found off the west coast of New Zealand 's North Island , and are now one of the rarest and smallest dolphin subspecies globally.
The October sighting of two Hector’s dolphins in the Firth of Thames was the area’s third in 60 years. The previous sightings were of a small group of dolphins in 2020 and a lone dolphin seen ...
Note that the correct spelling is Hector’s dolphin and Maui’s dolphin. Conservation 13. Hector’s dolphin is classified as “endangered” by the IUCN, while the Maui’s dolphin sub-species is classified as “critically endangered”. The current abundance is estimated to be 27% of the population size in 1970[9].
The “rarely seen” predators were spotted off the California coast near San Diego. Boaters witness ‘unbelievable spectacle’ when predators attack sea creature. See it
The IUCN lists Commerson's dolphin as Least Concern in its Red List of Threatened Species. The proximity of the dolphin to the shore makes accidental killing in gillnets a common occurrence. The dolphin was killed for use as crab bait by some Argentinian and Chilean fishermen in the 1970s and 1980s, but this practice has since been curtailed. [2]