News about conservation activities on the Chatham Islands.
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Written by Antje Leseberg
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Mar 04, 2008 at 01:28 PM |
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The Chatham petrel breeding season has got off to a good start with 6 pairs laying eggs in the Ellen Elizabeth Preece Conservation Covenant on Pitt Island, 2 more than last year. 200 Chatham petrel chicks were transferred to the covenant from adjacent Rangatira (South East) Island during 2002-05, and the first pair returned and laid an egg in 2006.
 Chatham petrel and egg in artificial burrow Addendum: In April, Pitt Island Ranger Kenny Dix found two new Chatham petrel burrows. One had a chick in it and the other showed sign of recent activity possiby indicating that a chick had already fledged. Hopefully Kenny will be able to catch up with the adult birds next season to determine who they are.
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Written by Administrator
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Feb 01, 2008 at 12:00 AM |
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Remote camera gear installed at the Sweetwater Conservation Covenant in the south of Chatham Island has recently captured images of an adult taiko visiting the site, confirming that the seabirds are being attracted to the site by a sound system playing taiko calls.
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Written by Administrator
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Jan 01, 2008 at 12:00 AM |
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Overcoming considerable obstacles in order to help some of New Zealand's rarest plants has resulted in Chatham's Island's Department of Conservation ecologist Amanda Baird, becoming 2007's recipient of the country's premier conservation award, the Loder Cup. The cup's recipient is decided each year by the Minister of Conservation. The Hon Steve Chadwick described Ms Baird's achievement as outstanding. "Ms Baird is responsible for a total of 15% of New Zealand's most vulnerable native plant species. Her efforts have resulted in huge gains in the protection of native flora of the Chatham Islands; referred to by some as ‘the threatened plant capital of New Zealand". |
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