Sorry this isn't our canvas...ours is even better!
Our focus for this Enviro Action Day was Maui's Dolphin. We are all painting a large canvas in our classrooms to auction off at Term 3's Week 2 assembly to fundraise for these endangered dolphins. Please come along and make a bid. You will feel good and the art is amazing! If you miss out, you could always make a donation?
Wikipedia:
Maui's dolphin or popoto is the world's rarest and smallest known subspecies of dolphin. They are a subspecies of the Hector's dolphin. Maui's dolphin are only found off the west coast of New Zealand's North Island. Hector's and Maui's are New Zealand's only endemic cetaceans.
Maui's dolphins are generally found close to shore in groups or pods of
several dolphin. They are often seen in water shallower than 20 metres
deep, but may also range further offshore.
In 2012, the majority of a government-appointed panel of experts
estimated that 4.95 Maui's were killed each year due to set-netting and
trawling. In May 2014, the World Wildlife Fund in New Zealand launched "The Last 55" campaign, calling for a full ban over what it believed is their entire range.The International Whaling Commission supports more fishing restrictions but some in the New Zealand government are opposed to the proposals. In June 2014, the government decided to open up 3000 km2 of the West Coast North Island Marine Mammal Sanctuary - the main habitat of the Maui's dolphin - for oil drilling. This amounts to one quarter of the total sanctuary area.
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