National and Act let down our marine life
Thu, 30 Jul 2009 2:37 pm – Posted by Kirstie_Knowles | 2 Comments
How utterly disappointing that with its first opportunity to make a difference for life in our seas our new government has let us down – and not just us: more importantly, they’ve let down our threatened and endangered marine life.
Green Party co-leader Metiria Turei’s private member’s bill – the Marine Animals Protection Law Reform Bill – aimed to help threatened Hector’s dolphins, New Zealand sea lions, albatrosses and other endangered seabirds and marine life recover from dramatic population declines and disturbances. One such sub-species - the Maui’s dolphin - has a population of just 111 individuals.
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