One of the smallest and most rare dolphins in the world are the Hector’s dolphin. They are found just in the coastal waters of New Zealand, and can be identified with their rounded dorsal fins ...

Wildlife conservation group the Dolphin Discovery Centre has reported an increase in dorsal fin injuries. In the last two months four dolphins have been found with their dorsal fins either injured ...

In the past two months, the Dolphin Discovery Centre found four ... four weeks with almost identical injury patterns.” Cut dorsal fin injuries are usually only spotted once a year in the Greater ...

First responders said the dolphin's flesh appeared to have been 'butchered' when its carved carcass washed up on a Jersey Shore beach.

Māui and Hector’s Dolphin Defenders is the only charity dedicated to the preservation, protection and recovery of New Zealand’s endemic dolphins. Formally established in 2012 but operating ...

Cierra Stockard was swimming with the gentle sea creatures during spring break when one of the animals lifted her into the air — and she fell, landing on the dolphin’s dorsal fin, she told ...

The Environmental Law Initiative is taking the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries to court over the Hector’s and Māui Dolphin Threat Management Plan, saying it fails to adequately protect the ...

They are closely monitored by the group’s volunteers and the Mandurah Dolphin Research Project and can be identified from each other by their different shaped dorsal fins. Records and ...

A playful sea lion was seen nipping at a dolphin’s fin off the coast of Southern California on Friday, March 21, footage shows. Drone video captured by Mauricio Tassara/@empty_drone shows the sea lion ...