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A pod of Hector's dolphins joined paddleboarders in Te Waewae Bay, New Zealand, recently shared video shows. Footage by Ross Harvey Trafford shows the dolphins swimming alongside and underneath paddleboarders off the southern coast of New Zealand's South Island. New Zealand's Department of Conservation lists Hector's dolphins as 'nationally vulnerable', meaning the species faces a high risk of extinction in the medium term, https://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/127488623/stunning-dolphin-drone-footage-in-southland-could-help-conservation-artificial-intelligence?fbclid=IwAR18Vigsnvn3iGPt-AwdaSiuNfHW4cXQQ4yUo_Za2Aux93eO2rLBDlb5twA reports said. There are about 15,000 Hector's dolphins over the age of one, the department https://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/127488623/stunning-dolphin-drone-footage-in-southland-could-help-conservation-artificial-intelligence?fbclid=IwAR18Vigsnvn3iGPt-AwdaSiuNfHW4cXQQ4yUo_Za2Aux93eO2rLBDlb5twA said. The Department of Conservation has https://www.doc.govt.nz/get-involved/apply-for-permits/drone-use-on-conservation-land/flying-drones-near-marine-mammals/ rules about flying drones near marine mammals. However, it https://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/127488623/stunning-dolphin-drone-footage-in-southland-could-help-conservation-artificial-intelligence?fbclid=IwAR18Vigsnvn3iGPt-AwdaSiuNfHW4cXQQ4yUo_Za2Aux93eO2rLBDlb5twA said that Trafford was not in breach of them as this was an unplanned wildlife encounter, with the dolphins swimming into the frame of Trafford's video. (Footage by Ross Harvey Trafford/Storyful via Getty Images)