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       Focus    What did Maris do to help protect whales?


        e.g. She helped a group that worked to protect whales. /

                She sold T-shirts and made money for whales. / She

                told people about whales.






                  In 1975, fourteen-year-old Maris Sidenstecker read




            about Project Jonah. This group was from New



            Zealand. It worked to protect sea animals, especially




            whales. Maris learned that many whales were dying



            because of human actions.








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