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Migratory seabirds are being affected by light pollution even in the dead of night.

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The Department of Conservation says diving petrel are still under threat, despite an increase in breeding numbers

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Will there be a nest egg in this year's Budget for the re-introduction of kākāpō to the mainland?

We rely on sanctuaries and offshore islands to keep rare species alive – but can we lock up nature forever?

“What were doing is a little bit different, were going to be sequencing individual chromosomes, so were narrowing it down,” she said. There is growing evidence differences in DNA structure play an important role in determining other reproductive traits in birds, she said. “Our research will use new and established techniques to explore the genetic basis of early hatching failure in kākāpō. “We believe this knowledge will transform the way we manage endangered species.” Bruce Me...

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In a major first for Tāwharanui, a pair of Cook’s petrels successfully raised a chick at the open sanctuary during the 2020-21 summer. It is thought that this success is the first on the mainland of Aotearoa in a long time, maybe more than ...

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