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Ned Barraud
Southern right whale
28 unnumbered pages
colour illustrations, maps
Summary: Story of the near extinction and then revival of one of New Zealand's magnificent marine mammals, the southern right whale. Once, the mighty tohorā, or southern right whale, was a common sight in winter off the coast of Aotearoa. But it proved to be an easy target for the 19th-century whalers, and was soon driven to the edge of extinction. In the 20th century, however, it became a protected species, and once commercial whaling was virtually stopped, the southern right whale made a comeback. (Publisher)