The critically endangered Maui’s dolphin is currently restricted to a relatively small stretch of coastline along the west coast of New Zealand’s North Island. The dolphins are “captured” by just collecting samples of DNA and “tagged” by identifying their DNA fingerprint. A 2010-2011 capture-recapture study “captured” and “tagged” 26 Maui’s dolphins in 2010. In 2011, 27 Maui’s dolphins were “recaptured” and through their DNA, 12 were identified as having been “tagged” in 2010. Based on these figures, estimate the population of Maui’s dolphins in 2011. [Source: Oremus, M., et al, “Distribution, group characteristics and movements of the critically endangered Maui’s Dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori maui).” Endangered Species Research, preprint.]
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