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Kirstie Knowles has contributed 12 entries to our website, so far.

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The problem with sharks

Nov 25, 2008

For good reason, Jaws has been spoofed ad nauseum.  And just when you thought this line of film had breathed it’s dying breath conservationists with cameras have taken up the mantle, bringing new levels of absurdity to this genre. The recently awarded Save our Seas Foundation video is just the ticket, driving home the point […]

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Sea lions in Minister’s hands

Nov 19, 2008

New Zealand sea lions once ranged right around our coastline, however today they are largely restricted to the isolated islands of the Sub-Antarctic – with over 85% of breeding at the Auckland Islands. Each summer the Auckland Island squid trawl fishery takes to these water with large trawl nets that scoop up squid. As well […]

12

Shark schmark – why should we care?

Oct 24, 2008

Why is it that a picture of a cute and cuddly kiwi or a doe-eyed dolphin gets a response, yet animals pre-dating our most ancient of species – the tuatara – get completely ignored? Sharks are the living dinosaurs of our seas. Originating long before dinosaurs arrived, sharks are among our top predators and act […]

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