“Sadly, this is the eleventh Hector’s dolphin found dead around the South Island since early November 2021,” Elizabeth Heeg says. ![]() This data is shared online, along with any necropsy reports, on a quarterly basis. These include live stranded animals, dolphins found dead on beaches, injured at sea, found floating dead in the ocean, or caught as part of recreational or commercial fishing. The database records incidents involving Hector’s and Māui dolphins, based on reported events. “From necropsies done by the Massey team, we can glean really valuable information about this species and the threats they face.”Įlizabeth Heeg says further information received will be uploaded to DOC’s Hector’s and Māui dolphin incident database and to the DOC website during the next scheduled update in early May. A necropsy will be done to try to find out how it died,” she says. “DOC staff collected the dolphin and are sending it to Massey University. It was too early to say what had caused its death, but foetal folds visible on its side indicate it was clearly a young dolphin still dependent upon its mother. ![]() ![]() DOC Aquatic Director Elizabeth Heeg says the dolphin calf appeared to have died recently.
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