be transferred this year from the Kowhai mountain colony (one of only two surviving) to the man-made colony known as Te Rae o Atiu on the Kaikoura Peninsula. The translocation site is protected by a predator-proof fence that was erected in 2010 (and was...
of over 1000 bait station and tracking tunnels occurs to prevent reinvasions becoming established. Kaikoura Peninsula Te Rae O Atiu, Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand The Endangered Hutton’s Shearwater Puffinus huttoni breeds only in the Seaward...
. The paper’s abstract follows: “Over 100 Hutton’s shearwater ( Puffinus huttoni ) nestlings were translocated to the Te Rae o Atiu colony on the Kaikoura Peninsula in February and March 2013. Passive integrated transponder (PIT) tags were implanted in...
MSc research into the foraging areas and behaviour of Hutton’s Shearwaters from the translocated Kaikoura Peninsula/Te Rae o Atiu colony as described below. Understanding seabird diet is vital for conservat ion management, as food availability is...
the birds extremely vulnerable to events such as landslides or predation which could lead to extinction. A third colony (Te Rae o Atiu) was established on the Kaikoura Peninsula in 2005, to ensure long-term survival. This was a joint project by Te...
Better news is that according to the Hutton's Shearwater Charitable Trust 12 ”healthy” Hutton’s Shearwaters fledged from Te Rae O Atiu , the fenced coastal translocation site that was not harmed by last year’s earthquake. Follow the fortunes of the...
trust rescues and releases fledglings downed by Kaikoura’s street lights and also monitors a fenced sanctuary known as Te Rae o Atiu close to sea level where hand-reared chicks translocated over the period 2005 to 2013 are now returning to breed safe...
held earlier this month in Kaikoura on the east coast of New Zealand’s South Island with a sunrise Hikoi (parade) at the Te Rae O Atiu translocation colony, from which 17 chicks successfully fledged from translocated parents. The ceremony was followed...
