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News Article: DNA analysis confirms species: Whale found at Te Kaha unusually ‘rare’

ByRob Elshire

“We had a kōrero about the rarity of Wharekura and about how us taking her to be studied benefits not only marine science and everybody in Aotearoa, but us as a people, too, so we can understand more about what’s happening here in our own water. Having a taonga like Wharekura washed up so young is massive for us.”

Michaela Insley

This story demonstrates a wonderful collaboration between a Māori ecological restoration project and Massey University researchers. Full story here.

Image credit: Allen Lyu (CC BY-NC).

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