Dolphin deaths and Hector's dolphin protection

The story so far

The Department of Conservation (DOC) asked for information after a decapitated dolphin washed ashore at Pāuanui on a Monday.^{10 Sep} An initial assessment suggested the dolphin's head had been removed with a tool.^{10 Sep} Officials appealed to anyone with information about the incident.^{10 Sep}

Latest

The story's headline does not say where that dolphin was found or link it to the Pāuanui dolphin.^{22 Sep}

Key moments

1. 10 SepDecapitated dolphin found washed up at Pāuanui; DOC seeks information.
2. 10 SepInitial assessment suggests the dolphin's head was removed with a tool.
3. 17 SepDOC makes a plea to fishers for an "icon of New Zealand's waterways".
4. 22 SepToxoplasmosis confirmed as cause of death of a pregnant Hector's dolphin.

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