{"id":16373,"date":"2022-08-13T05:32:02","date_gmt":"2022-08-13T09:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trendingsimple.com\/maui-dolphins-important\/"},"modified":"2023-12-26T21:39:59","modified_gmt":"2023-12-26T21:39:59","slug":"maui-dolphins-important","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trendingsimple.com\/hawaii\/maui-dolphins-important\/","title":{"rendered":"Why are M\u0101ui dolphins important?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Like kiwi, M\u0101ui and Hector&#39;s dolphins are an iconic part of New Zealand&#39;s natural heritage. If we don&#39;t take care of them, they will be lost forever. The threats they face need to be managed to avoid their extinction. DOC and Fisheries <a href=\"https:\/\/trendingsimple.com\/hawaii\/how-long-is-the-flight-from-hawaii-to-new-zealand\/\" title=\"Flight Time from Hawaii to New Zealand: Tips for Comfort\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Zealand<\/a> have a planning framework to manage these threats.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_62 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" 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important?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/trendingsimple.com\/hawaii\/maui-dolphins-important\/#why-should-we-help-the-hectors-dolphin\" title=\"Why should we help the Hector&#039;s dolphin?\">Why should we help the Hector&#39;s dolphin?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/trendingsimple.com\/hawaii\/maui-dolphins-important\/#what-will-happen-if-maui-dolphins-go-extinct\" title=\"What will happen if M\u0101ui dolphins go extinct?\">What will happen if M\u0101ui dolphins go extinct?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/trendingsimple.com\/hawaii\/maui-dolphins-important\/#are-maui-dolphins-critically-endangered\" title=\"Are M\u0101ui dolphins critically endangered?\">Are M\u0101ui dolphins critically endangered?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" 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href=\"https:\/\/trendingsimple.com\/hawaii\/maui-dolphins-important\/#is-an-orca-a-dolphin\" title=\"Is an orca a dolphin?\">Is an orca a dolphin?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/trendingsimple.com\/hawaii\/maui-dolphins-important\/#is-there-a-blue-dolphin\" title=\"Is there a blue dolphin?\">Is there a blue dolphin?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/trendingsimple.com\/hawaii\/maui-dolphins-important\/#where-is-karana-buried\" title=\"Where is Karana buried?\">Where is Karana buried?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/trendingsimple.com\/hawaii\/maui-dolphins-important\/#how-old-is-karana\" title=\"How old is Karana?\">How old is Karana?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/trendingsimple.com\/hawaii\/maui-dolphins-important\/#what-language-does-karana-speak\" title=\"What language does Karana speak?\">What language does Karana speak?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/trendingsimple.com\/hawaii\/maui-dolphins-important\/#what-is-karanas-secret-name\" title=\"What is Karana&#039;s secret name?\">What is Karana&#39;s secret name?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/trendingsimple.com\/hawaii\/maui-dolphins-important\/#how-many-years-does-karana-survive-alone\" title=\"How many years does Karana survive alone?\">How many years does Karana survive alone?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/trendingsimple.com\/hawaii\/maui-dolphins-important\/#how-did-karana-survive\" title=\"How did Karana survive?\">How did Karana survive?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/trendingsimple.com\/hawaii\/maui-dolphins-important\/#what-happens-to-karana-at-the-end-of-the-novel\" title=\"What happens to Karana at the end of the novel?\">What happens to Karana at the end of the novel?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/trendingsimple.com\/hawaii\/maui-dolphins-important\/#is-there-a-tsunami-in-island-of-the-blue-dolphins\" title=\"Is there a tsunami in Island of the Blue Dolphins?\">Is there a tsunami in Island of the Blue Dolphins?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/trendingsimple.com\/hawaii\/maui-dolphins-important\/#how-old-is-ramo-in-island-of-the-blue-dolphins\" title=\"How old is Ramo in Island of the Blue Dolphins?\">How old is Ramo in Island of the Blue Dolphins?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/trendingsimple.com\/hawaii\/maui-dolphins-important\/#what-does-karana-do-when-she-realizes-her-brother-ramo-is-not-on-the-ship\" title=\"What does Karana do when she realizes her brother Ramo is not on the ship?\">What does Karana do when she realizes her brother Ramo is not on the ship?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\" href=\"https:\/\/trendingsimple.com\/hawaii\/maui-dolphins-important\/#what-vow-did-karana-make-to-herself\" title=\"What vow did Karana make to herself?\">What vow did Karana make to herself?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-25\" href=\"https:\/\/trendingsimple.com\/hawaii\/maui-dolphins-important\/#is-there-a-movie-for-island-of-the-blue-dolphin\" title=\"Is there a movie for island of the Blue Dolphin?\">Is there a movie for island of the Blue Dolphin?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"why-are-maui-dolphins-important\"><\/span>Why are M\u0101ui dolphins important?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Like kiwi, M\u0101ui and Hector&#39;s dolphins are an iconic part of New Zealand&#39;s natural heritage. If we don&#39;t take care of them, they will be lost forever. The threats they face need to be managed to avoid their extinction. DOC and Fisheries New Zealand have a planning framework to manage these threats.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"why-should-we-help-the-hectors-dolphin\"><\/span>Why should we help the Hector&#39;s dolphin?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Fishing nets are pushing these dolphins to extinction. Hector&#39;s dolphins have been reduced to less than 25&#37; of their numbers in the 1970s and there are fewer than 60 M\u0101ui dolphins). If we don&#39;t fight for them, these beautiful souls will soon be gone forever.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what-will-happen-if-maui-dolphins-go-extinct\"><\/span>What will happen if M\u0101ui dolphins go extinct?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>What will it mean if we lose Maui&#39;s dolphin? When would we know they are extinct? \u201cIt could mean that a subspecies found only on New Zealand&#39;s north island will be truly gone or it could be that the north island will be recolonized by Hector&#39;s dolphins. Only time will tell.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"are-maui-dolphins-critically-endangered\"><\/span>Are M\u0101ui dolphins critically endangered?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>There is a subspecies of Hector&#39;s dolphin known as Maui&#39;s dolphin that is critically endangered and estimated to have a population of only 55. They are found only in the shallow coastal waters along western shores of New Zealand&#39;s North Island.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how-many-maui-dolphins-are-left-in-the-world\"><\/span>How many M\u0101ui dolphins are left in the world?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>There are fewer than 50 Maui dolphins left in the world. These days, the population is fragmented into small local populations.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how-can-we-help-maui-dolphins\"><\/span>How can we help M\u0101ui dolphins?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Eliminating commercial and recreational gill-netting and trawling across the species&#39; range is the only way to save Hector&#39;s and Maui&#39;s dolphins without exception. Scientists and conservationists have been calling for a New Zealand-wide ban on gill and trawl nets in waters up to 100m depth for more than two decades.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"are-maui-dolphins-extinct\"><\/span>Are M\u0101ui dolphins extinct?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Scientists estimate that just 63 adult M\u0101ui dolphins survive today. They are on the brink of extinction. The M\u0101ui dolphin population has plummeted since deadly set nets (also known as gillnets) were widely introduced to our waters.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how-many-maui-dolphins-are-left-2021\"><\/span>How many M\u0101ui dolphins are left 2021?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The latest population estimate for critically endangered M\u0101ui dolphins has fallen by 14 percent in the past five years, according to a report leaked to RNZ.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what-is-the-biggest-dolphin-in-the-world\"><\/span>What is the biggest dolphin in the world?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The orca<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what-dolphin-is-endemic-to-nz\"><\/span>What dolphin is endemic to NZ?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>M\u0101ui dolphins<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what-is-the-most-popular-dolphin-in-new-zealand\"><\/span>What is the most popular dolphin in New Zealand?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Common dolphin<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"is-an-orca-a-dolphin\"><\/span>Is an orca a dolphin?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>While orcas are members of the marine dolphin family Delphinidae, their overall size is what sets them apart from others in their suborder. Today, if a dolphin reaches a size of more than 30 feet long, it may be referred to by some as a whale, but the rules of taxonomy still classify the orca as a dolphin.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"is-there-a-blue-dolphin\"><\/span>Is there a blue dolphin?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Blue dolphin cichlid (Cyrtocara moorii), a fish endemic to Lake Malawi in east Africa. Blue Dolphin and Blue Dolphin 2, ships operated by Tsugaru Kaiky\u014d Ferry in Japan.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"where-is-karana-buried\"><\/span>Where is Karana buried?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Mission Santa Barbara<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how-old-is-karana\"><\/span>How old is Karana?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Karana (also Won-a-pa-lei) The protagonist and narrator of the book, Karana spends eighteen years as the only living person on the island of the blue dolphins. When the book opens, she is twelve years old, the daughter of the chief of Ghalas-at.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what-language-does-karana-speak\"><\/span>What language does Karana speak?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Karani, including the Koresh-e Rostam dialect, is a moribund Northwestern Iranian language closely related to Talysh.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what-is-karanas-secret-name\"><\/span>What is Karana&#39;s secret name?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>When Tutok asks Karana&#39;s name, Karana tells her &#34;Won-a-pa-lei&#34; instead of her secret name. In Karana&#39;s mind, her father, Chowig, died because he revealed his secret name to Captain Orlov.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how-many-years-does-karana-survive-alone\"><\/span>How many years does Karana survive alone?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&#39; In this story, a young girl, Karana, is forced to learn how to survive after she is left alone for 18 years on the island she called home.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how-did-karana-survive\"><\/span>How did Karana survive?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Alone on the island, Karana takes on traditionally male tasks, such as hunting, making spears, and building canoes to survive. She vows to avenge her brother&#39;s death and kills several of the dogs, but has a change of heart when she encounters the leader of the pack. She tames him and names him Rontu.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what-happens-to-karana-at-the-end-of-the-novel\"><\/span>What happens to Karana at the end of the novel?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Soon after, an earthquake hits the island and though her canoes are destroyed, Karana and Rontu-Aru survive. Two more years pass and Karana finally gets her happy ending.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"is-there-a-tsunami-in-island-of-the-blue-dolphins\"><\/span>Is there a tsunami in Island of the Blue Dolphins?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Karana soon sees a huge wave (tsunami) coming towards the island, and she runs to escape by climbing a cliff. She climbs as high as she can but is soaked by a second, larger ocean wave.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how-old-is-ramo-in-island-of-the-blue-dolphins\"><\/span>How old is Ramo in Island of the Blue Dolphins?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Six-year-old<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what-does-karana-do-when-she-realizes-her-brother-ramo-is-not-on-the-ship\"><\/span>What does Karana do when she realizes her brother Ramo is not on the ship?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Karana&#39;s little brother, Ramo, slips away to their house to retrieve a spear. When Karana realizes he is not on the ship, she jumps overboard and swims ashore as the ship is sailing away.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what-vow-did-karana-make-to-herself\"><\/span>What vow did Karana make to herself?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Karana vows to avenge her brother&#39;s death, and kill the wild dogs, but finds she can&#39;t kill the leader of the pack, and instead tames him and names him Rontu. As the novel progresses, Karana makes a life for herself, building shelter, learning to hunt for food, and taming other animals on the island for company.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"is-there-a-movie-for-island-of-the-blue-dolphin\"><\/span>Is there a movie for island of the Blue Dolphin?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Island of the Blue Dolphins is a 1964 American adventure film directed by James B. Clark and written by Jane Klove and Ted Sherdeman. It is based on the 1960 novel Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O&#39;Dell. The film stars Celia Kaye, Larry Domasin, Ann Daniel, Carlos Romero, George Kennedy and Hal John Norman.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Like kiwi, M\u0101ui and Hector&#39;s dolphins are an iconic part of New Zealand&#39;s natural heritage. If we don&#39;t take care of them, they will be lost forever. The threats they face need to be managed to avoid their extinction. DOC and Fisheries New Zealand have a planning framework to manage these threats. 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