Saving the Maui Dolphins

I was up and down with my camera following a group of activist calling for government to act on “Saving the Maui Dolphins”. Maui dolphins are the world’s smallest and rarest marine dolphins and are only found in shallow coastal New Zealand water. Due to harmful fishing nets and other manmade threads such as seismic testing and oil extraction, the population of Maui dolphins are close to their extinction. The ceremonial outside parliament was very moving.

[Sharon Simpson]

Great perspective.....gives importance of the group (to take the picture upwards)! Well captured! Too bad I can't join them! Dolphins are a favourite of mine and I don't even know about these! Thanks, Yao.

[Anja]

Great street shot! Good idea of the activists to have skeletons covered by fishing nets marching along to make their point.

[Tracie Broadhead]

wonderful capture. I love dolphins as well. Great to know they are doing this to help aye

[kali]

poor dolphins, they don't have much of a chance, even if the govt acted today. great shot yao

[tingliu]

好清晰的照片

[SusieV]

Very striking image, great perspective. Very sad that they need to make this protest

[Dakotaburns]

Well shot photo of a worthy event.

[Alicias]

I think you are very brave and daring to stand in front of them to take the photo!

[Gayanne Campbell]

Really like your perspective on this, awesome results.

[Denise Escovino]

Maui Dolphins? The ones in Akaroa? They are so sweet and cute! That´s a great shot. I like how you caught the guy in such a "warrior" pose.

[Yao RL]

@deniseescovino so you have been to New Zealand? Akaroa is a great place to see dolphins. They are so cute and I am so sad to have realised that they are suffering from human fishing activities.

[Denise Escovino]

@yaorenliu Yes, I´ve been to NZ and it´s one of my favorite places in the world. I was in Christchurch and went for a whole trip around South Island, including Akaroa.. I have a good friend there. What a pity, those dolphins are so beautiful and and do no harm to anyone. People can be so cruel...

[Yao RL]

@deniseescovino Animals can be cruel, but it is not intentional. The cruelty of human is calculated and unforgiving.
South Island is the most beautiful place.

[Denise Escovino]

@yaorenliu Animals have instincts Yao.. Human can be so greedy. Loved South Island. Can`t wait to go there again someday :)

[Kathie]

Great shot Yao. Very poignant. Maybe your 3rd career could be a journalist.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Great cause and great shot! You captured their passionate message perfectly.

[Taffy]

I read your exchange with Denise -- we were also fortunate to see them but it was about 15 years ago now. This is so sad to read that they are near extinction. I hope that the protestors are heard by those in power! It's a striking image.

[Lisa]

great documentary shot

[Yao RL]

@taffy Nice to know that you saw the dolphines in NZ. They are so cute.

[Jacqui Paterson]

Awesome capture. Just amazing.