Here are some useful links for further information:

The Department of Conservation's web site on Maui's dolphin http://www.doc.govt.nz/templates/podcover.aspx?id=33265

Massey University press release on most recent Maui's death, July 2003 http://masseynews.massey.ac.nz/2003/masseynews/june/june16/stories/hectors.html

Local Mäori tribe Ngati te Wehi on Maui's dolphins http://www.aoteamoana.co.nz/hectorhui/publish/

IUCN red list of threatened species records the global conservation status of plants and animals. Users are able to search for a species by common or scientific name, to find out its status, distribution, habitats, threats, and other information which supports the listing. http://www.redlist.org/

Biological features of the Maui's dolphin by the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society (WDCS) http://www.wdcs.org/dan/publishing.nsf/allweb/6D06428AB14C50B3802568F8004F3825

The whale and dolphin adoption project is dedicated to marine mammal research and education initiatives in New Zealand. http://www.adopt-a-dolphin.com/

BBC Nature Environment on whale and dolphin conservation issues http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/environment/conservationnow/ontheedge/cetaceans/

The Cetacean Bycatch Resource Centre. A virtual Resource Centre to assist fishers, scientists, environmentalists and the public in working together to address cetacean bycatch at an international level. http://www.cetaceanbycatch.org/species_risk.cfm

Forest and Bird on threats to Maui's dolphins http://www.forest-bird.org.nz/marine/hectors/northisland.asp

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