Rarest

Wellington, New Zealand — The Māui dolphin, numbering only between 30 to 50 in the wild, navigates the precarious waters off the western coast of New Zealand’s North Island, holding the unwanted title of the world’s rarest marine dolphin. These critically endangered mammals, known for their intelligence and complex social structures, face threats primarily from entanglement in fishing nets designed to capture commercial seafood. To combat this urgent conservation issue, Earthjustice and Law of the Wild took significant legal steps by filing a lawsuit in the United States Court of International Trade on December 4, … Read more