WHALE RESOURCES
Humpback Facts and Resources
New Zealand Resources
NZ Department of Conservation
Humpback Whales - Humpback whales - History, population, diet and foraging and Doc's work.
Protecting our marine world - Inquiry unit | Levels: 1-4: Use this resource to learn how to protect our unique marine environment.
NIWA - Images and research from NIWA, the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, a Crown Research Institute with the mission to conduct leading environmental science to enable the sustainable management of natural resources for New Zealand and the planet.
New Zealand National Geographic - The Humpback Highway - Intriguing discovery of the migration of Oceania’s humpback whales.
Kapiti Island History
New Zealand History - Kapiti Island
New Zealand History - Jillett's Whaling Station, Kapiti Island
TeAra – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand - Roadside Stories: Kapiti Island – warriors, whales and wildlife
Worldwide Resources
What if we never started hunting whales?
Other online resource and reference links
Whale Identification Guide – what is that whale we can see?? (downloadable poster (pdf))
Open Seas New Zealand - Marine Conservation
Marine Mammals and Other Marine Life
Aquarium of the Pacific - Online Learning Center
Dolphin Research Center - Learn about Marine Mammals
Marine Sanctuaries Encyclopedia
Safe Observation of Marine Wildlife
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Education for Conservation