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Tuesday, 25 May 2021, 2:59 pm
Entries closed yesterday for the updated Otago Wildlife
Photography Competition with over double the photos from the
previous year. The previous record in the 22-year history of
the awards was 2381 entries. This year received a total of
an incredible 4055 photos and almost doubled the number of
people who entered.
Charlie Buchan came on board with
the Museum in November last year as planning for the
competition was beginning, and took over the strategy for
the refreshed awards. “We wanted to increase the
engagement with the community, bring the awards inline with
other photography awards and into the digital world, as well
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Sea lion recovering after apparent great white shark attack in Dunedin
9 May, 2021 07:56 PM
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A sea lion bitten by what is believed to have been a great white shark rests on Allans Beach on Friday. It resurfaced at Aramoana on Sunday. Photo / Lisa Johnston
A sea lion bitten by what is believed to have been a great white shark rests on Allans Beach on Friday. It resurfaced at Aramoana on Sunday. Photo / Lisa Johnston
Otago Daily Times
The Department of Conservation is optimistic a sea lion that came ashore at an Otago Peninsula beach with an apparent great white shark bite can survive its wounds.
“The whole recovery went better than we anticipated, and we’re really pleased to send this one back where it belongs.” Two drivers discovered the petrel across the road from a Ritchies Transport depot, in a paddock beside a Washdyke truck stop. One of the men filled a container with water and sat with the petrel for an hour-and-a-half – until a ranger from the Department of Conservation s Geraldine office arrived to take over, caring for the bird overnight and organising transport to Dunedin the following day. The ill fledgling was taken into intensive care upon arrival at the wildlife hospital, Whyte said.