Monarch Wildlife
Making others green with envy
Tue, 06/30/2009 | by matthewh | Otago Daily Times|
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Passengers on the MV Monarch |
Dunedin-based Monarch Wildlife Cruises recently won the Westpac small business operator title at the 2006 New Zealand Tourism Industry Awards. BEN FAHY took a trip on Otago Harbour to see what all the fuss was about. IN OUR OWN BACKYARD
Big jump in Orca sightings near harbour mouth
Tue, 04/07/2009 | by matthewh | Otago Daily Times|
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Whale of a time . . . An Orca sighted from tourist boat the Monarch at Taiaroa Head this summer. PHOTO: SUPPLIED |
Dwarf minke pays a surprise visit
Sun, 10/19/2008 | by Alison Rudd | Otago Daily Times|
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A whale of a time . . . A whale, believed to be of the rarely-seen dwarf minke variety, frolics in Otago Harbour |
TWO groups of tourists on Dunedin wildlife tours have certainly had their money’s worth in recent days, spotting what is believed to be a rarely-seen dwarf minke whale.
Fifteen visitors on an Elm Wildlife Tours Otago Peninsula tour last Wednesday saw the small brown whale circling in the ocean below Cape Saunders, while 40 people aboard the Monarch wildlife cruise vessel saw apparently the same whale diving and surfacing in Otago Harbour on Saturday.
Spotted: leopard seal in harbour
Wed, 07/04/2007 | by matthewh | Otago Daily TimesTHE Otago coastline continues to be a smorgasbord of wildlife, with leopard seals spotted in
Rare harbour sighting of southern right
Mon, 11/06/2006 | by matthewh | Otago Daily Times|
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Surprise visitor . . . A southern right whale swims near the Aramoana mole in Otago Harbour on Saturday. |
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