Professor James Higham Comes to Visit

Today Professor James Higham ( also known as Ali's Dad)came to our class to talk to us about tourisim , whales and dolphins. We learnt how tourists are watching whales and dolphins and how this could be affecting the way dolpins travel, rest and socalise. James gave an interesting slideshow. We are lucky in New Zealand we have a Marine mammals Act and we are not allowed to harm sea animals. We also have regulations about boat operators around dolphins, boats must come in from behind them, not cause a wake and only three boats at a time. Sadly only 34% of operators obey these regulations.James told us that low level tourism can be sustainable but the interest of the animals MUST be respected.
By Ali