Tread carefully this bird-nesting season We’re lucky enough to have rare, ground-nesting birds such as wrybills/ngutu paore, banded dotterels/tūturiwhatu, and black-fronted terns/tarapirohe living along the Ashley River/Rakahuri and other braided rivers in Waitaha/Canterbury. Nests are difficult to spot Source link
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Seal pup’s death a reminder to drive carefully on beaches
People are encouraged to drive carefully on the foreshore after a critically injured kekeno/seal pup had to be euthanised on a Christchurch beach. The kekeno pup, found on the beach about 2 km north of Spencer Park last Thursday afternoon, is thought to have been hit by a vehicle. It was in considerable distress with…