Location
TONGA
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
Department of Conservation (DOC)
Publication Place
Wellington, New Zealand
Physical Description:
85 p, ; 29 cm
Call Number
WHA
599.5 DEP
Language
English
Record ID:
20584
Legacy PEIN ID:
60505
General Notes
Three type of marine mammals are recognised the whale and dolphins the seals and sealions and the dugongs and manatees. None of the latter are found in New Zealand waters, but of the 75 species of cetaceans, 34 have bben reported from this region, and we also have two indigenous pinnipeds. The rate of whale strandings in New Zealand is high, averaging over one stranding per week, occasionally involving dozens or hundreds of animals.|2copies
Subject Heading(s)
Whales - Marine Mammals
Location
TONGA
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
Department of Conservation (DOC)
Publication Place
Wellington, New Zealand
Physical Description:
85 p, ; 29 cm
Call Number
WHA
599.5 DEP
Language
English
Record ID:
20584
Legacy PEIN ID:
60505
General Notes
Three type of marine mammals are recognised the whale and dolphins the seals and sealions and the dugongs and manatees. None of the latter are found in New Zealand waters, but of the 75 species of cetaceans, 34 have bben reported from this region, and we also have two indigenous pinnipeds. The rate of whale strandings in New Zealand is high, averaging over one stranding per week, occasionally involving dozens or hundreds of animals.|2copies
Record Created: 05-Dec-2002
Record Modified: 18-Dec-2020