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New Zealand Man Fined for Attempting to Body Slam Orca

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Source: Gizmodo
New Zealand Man Fined for Attempting to Body Slam Orca
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A 50-year-old man in Auckland, New Zealand, has been fined for attempting to body slam an orca, violating the country's Marine Mammals Protection Act. The incident, captured on video, showed the man jumping into the water to touch the orca, prompting condemnation from New Zealand's Department of Conservation for his irresponsible behavior.

Topics:worldenvironment#environment#legal-action#marine-life#new-zealand#orca#wildlife-protection
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  1. Man Charged After Trying to Body Slam an Orca in New Zealand  Gizmodo
  2. ‘I touched it!’: New Zealand man fined after trying to ‘body slam’ an orca  CNN
  3. 'Idiotic' Man Who Tried To 'Body Slam' Orca Gets Hit With Fine  HuffPost
  4. Man Fined for Attempting to Body Slam Orca Whale in New Zealand  PEOPLE
  5. NZ Man Jumps on Orcas for a Laugh, Gets a $600 Fine  The Inertia

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