NEW ZEALAND - Australia and New Zealand’s leadership in whale conservation has been strengthened following talks between the two governments in New Zealand today.
Australian Environment Minister, Peter Garrett, and New Zealand Conservation Minister, Steve Chadwick, said a focus of their talks was the development of a research initiative in the Southern Ocean.
“Whaling over the last two centuries has seen a dramatic reduction in whale numbers in our region and whale populations now also face increased environmental threats, particularly the impacts of climate change,” the Ministers said.
“Just recently the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) reassessed the South Pacific humpback whale as endangered, thanks in part to research undertaken by Australian and New Zealand experts,” Ms Chadwick said.
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