Date: 1/8/2008
New Zealandâs Department of Conservation (DoC) asks the public to report sightings of the endangered southern right whales). These whales are easy to see from the shore. A recent sighting of three whales close off the Otago coast signalled the start of this yearâs whale migration season. Report sightings to the
0800 DOCHOT line (0800 36 24 68)
Find out more about the southern right whale on the
DoC website
.