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Westland Petrel Conservation Trust The Westland Petrel Conservation Trust and DOC release fledglings found disoriented, but others are not so lucky and can be hit by a car or eaten by predators. Residents of a West Coast community are concerned a proposed sand mine will destroy a wildlife hotspot and significantly increase heavy traffic on a spectacular scenic drive. Barrytown locals are calling for the West Coast Regional Council and the Grey District Council to allow public consultation on a proposal to mine 5000 tonnes of “mildly radioactive” heavy mineral concentrate from 115 hectares of private farmland every week. The land is on the Coast Road tourist drive (State Highway 6), between Greymouth and Punkaiki. ....
NZ Village decides to switch off street lights to save rare bird species Published On 24 December,2020 09:54 am The birds are believed to be confused by the street lights and crash on to the road. AUCKLAND (Dunya News) – A village in New Zealand has decided to turn off the street lights from November to January in an attempt to save rare bird species Westland petrels, who arrive in the town from far flung areas. Blackish-brown birds with ivory beaks are believed to be confused by the street lights and crash on to the road, where they die after striking by vehicles or being eaten by predators. ....
Waka Kotahi / New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) agreed to switch off the lights. Westland Petrel Conservation Trust chair Bruce Stuart-Menteath said that it seemed to have lessened the problem in Punakaiki, but it was now worse further south in Greymouth. DoC told me they had at least 20 so far and we found another four squashed on the roadside - this is in Greymouth. I only found one squashed on the roadside in Punakaiki, so far this season. The Department of Conservation (DoC) said with the street lighting turned off in Punakaiki this year, 10 of the birds had crash landed there, instead of the usual 15 to 25. ....
Crashing petrels moving south as lights dimmed in Punakaiki 23 Dec, 2020 06:31 PM 4 minutes to read RNZ By Tracy Neal of RNZ The mystery of why native Westland petrel fledglings keep crash-landing on the West Coast continues, after new LED street lights through Punakaiki were switched off to try to help them during their maiden flights. Each year the fledglings leave the comfort of their coastal burrows, and fly to rich feeding grounds 11,000km east across the Pacific Ocean. RNZ reported last summer the petrels were being dazed by bright new LED lights along the highway through Punakaiki, causing them to crash-land. ....