A Kiwi singer-songwriter with an enormous social media following hopes to boost consciousness of the plight of the Maui’s dolphins with a charity music.
Jamie McDell’s ‘Son of the Ocean’, recorded with fifty five different younger Kiwis, is a part of the World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF) Problem fifty five marketing campaign — fifty five being the estimated variety of grownup Maui’s dolphins left.
“The Maui dolphins are just like the kiwis of the ocean — there’s nothing like them,” she says.
“A music about Maui dolphins can get individuals’s consideration asking for extra safety of the species.”
McDell, 23, has greater than 200,000 followers on Fb, 28,000 on Twitter, forty four,000 on Instagram and eighty three,000 on YouTube.
WWF campaigns head Peter Hardstaff hopes the track not solely raises consciousness, however provides to the group’s warfare chest to battle for the species. All proceeds from iTunes gross sales will go to WWF.
“We will save Maui dolphins if pressing motion is taken,” he says. “The Authorities must take away set-netting and trawling from Maui dolphin habitat and help affected fishers to maneuver to dolphin-pleasant fishing strategies.”
He says different Kiwis can become involved by participating within the Problem fifty five marketing campaign. Thus far volunteers have raised virtually $17,000.
‘Son of the Ocean’ is out now on iTunes, and the music video has been revealed on YouTube.
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