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Little Barrier birds take flight

Little Barrier birds take flight

Eighty native New Zealand birds were captured on Little Barrier Island this weekend to be translocated to Rotoroa Island. On Saturday 40 saddleback and 40 whiteheads were captured to be translocated to Rotorua Island to help continue to maintain and grow New Zealand's...

World Albatross Day – Interview with DoC

World Albatross Day – Interview with DoC

Celebrating World Albatross Day .The theme for this year is “Ensuring Albatross-friendly Fisheries”   You may recall a couple of months ago, a pair of Northern Royal albatross, our Royal Cam parents, had GPS trackers placed on them as apart of a wider study looking...

Bounty Islands

Bounty Islands

In late 2019, Wild Islands Media ventured to the Bounty Islands with a team studying Salvin's albatross and erect crested penguins, on assignment for New Zealand Geographic magazine. This film was also the result. I hope you enjoy these images from one of the most...

The face of modern conservation?

The face of modern conservation?

Auckland Zoo is celebrating Conservation Week by relocating 10 wild saddlebacks from Tiritiri Matangi Island to its Te Wao Nui forest aviary. But is that how modern conservation should be celebrating success stories? Dr Kevin Parker, a conservation scientist doesn’t...