New Zealand has its own distinctive collection of sharks/mangō occupying a number of different habitats ranging from the shores, to the open ocean, to the depths of the continental slope.
New Zealand is recognised as one of the world's hot spots for white sharks, along with the waters off California (US), South Africa, Australia and Japan.
Threatened species classifications
The value of conservation
Research, collection and wildlife permits
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Sick or injured wildlife Whale or dolphin strandings
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