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On March 2nd, nearly 300 gathered after the 8th annual Maui’s Dolphin Day at Te Kopua Domain in Raglan to “Stand Up & Be Counted”, an aerial photograph taken by Droidworx Aeronavix, Ltd.
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Concerned members of the community and from afar joined to participate in this massive “human Maui’s Dolphin” representing a powerful message in itself intended for the New Zealand government. This comes with anticipation of the Threat Management Plan (TMP)* for the critically endangered last 55 Maui’s Dolphins. Stand Up & Be Counted" posters with letters from Let's Face It Visual Petitions were hand delivered to the Prime Minister of NZ, Minister for Primary Industries, and Minister of Conservation.
* The TMP is expected to be announced within the next few weeks. Please help us reach our new goal of 6,900 "Let's Face It" Visual Petitions! Will you Pledge to collect 5, 10, 15 "Let's Face It" VPs this weekend? Spread the word: There are only 55 critically endangered Maui's Dolphins left urgently needing your help! Please participate in our "Let' Face It" Visual Petition campaign! Here's the 3 minute video about our campaign.
Just 3 easy steps starting with selecting your favorite image of a Maui's/Hector's Dolphin at Step 1: https://www.lets-face-it-dolphins.com/step-1-download-image
+++TEAM UP* with a couple of friends, and you'll collect heaps!!~; )`
*Working in teams of 2-3 people works well for collecting many Visual Petitions. Here's how: