Story: Whales

More links and websites

• Whale and dolphins of the world

  Every species of whale is presented on this comprehensive site.

• The lost whales

  A 1997 documentary about a 'lost tribe' of southern right whales found in the Southern Ocean, on the NZ On Screen website.

• Whales

  This section of the Department of Conservation website has extensive information about whales and whaling in New Zealand, including the conservation of New Zealand whales.

• Whale watch

  This site of the whale-watching operation in Kaikōura provides good information about sperm whales in New Zealand.

• Zoom whales

  This learning site from the USA gives a clear introduction to whales.

More suggestions and sources

• Baker, Alan N. Whales and dolphins of New Zealand and Australia. 2nd ed. Wellington: Victoria University Press, 1990.
• Cawardine, Mark, and others. Whales, dolphins and porpoises. Sydney: Reader’s Digest, 1998.
• Cox, Geoffrey J. Whale watch: a guide to New Zealand’s whales and dolphins. Auckland: Collins, 1990.
• Davis, Caryn. ‘Whales out my window.’ New Zealand Geographic 40 (October–December 1998): 88.
• Dawson, Stephen. The New Zealand whale and dolphin digest. Auckland: Brick Row, 1985.
• Gaskin, D. E. Whales, dolphins and seals. London: Heinemann Educational, 1972.