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Scoop: Chatham Island snipe returned to Pitt Island
One of New Zealand’s least-known rare birds is making a comeback. Twenty Chatham Island snipe were released into a privately-owned reserve on Pitt Island on 28th April. Only 33 people live on Pitt Island, the second largest of the Chatham Islands. Members of the community assisted the Department [...]
Posted in Aotearoa, Auckland, Department of Conservation, Motuihe Island, bird, birds, bush, conservation, doc, environment, extinction, island, nature, new zealand, rat, trees, tv3, video, wildernesses, wildlife on May 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
TV3 > News > Weather/Environment News > Story > Rat scare at island sanctuary averted by four-legged hero
An island sanctuary for rare birds has been at the centre of a pest scare today. Motuihe Island in Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf has been rat-free for 15 years, but yesterday paw prints were found at several spots on [...]
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