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A rescued Tahiti Petrel is released © SOP Manu

Saluting the Nature's Heroes who help dazed seabirds

Tue, 23/01/2018
A volunteer network of 75 individuals on the French Polynesian island of Tahiti care for and release grounded and injured seabirds,
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Between a rock and a hard place: the birds of Rapa Iti. © Fred Jacq

How we're going to save the little paradise in the Pacific

Tue, 01/08/2017
The rare native wildlife of a remote island has retreated to a precarious existence on vertical cliffs. An urgent project supported by the 2017 Birdfair is leading the counter-attack against invasive species to save the “little planet” of Rapa Iti.
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Australasian Bittern, Ohiwa. © Neil Robert Hutton

Seeking the elusive "Swamp Boomers" of New Zealand

Mon, 24/07/2017
On a small lake in central Hawke’s Bay, the quest is on to find one of New Zealand’s least understood species before it vanishes forever.
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El equipo utilizó luces desde tierra para atraer al Petrel de Beck © Andre Raine

Importante avance para desvelar los secretos de una de las aves marinas más desconocidas

Fri, 30/06/2017
Un equipo de BirdLife logró finalmente capturar y marcar un Petrel de Beck, una de las aves más raras y menos conocidas del mundo. Se espera que 'Pato', nos desvele sus zonas de cría, aún desconocidas, lo que proporcionará información esencial para proteger a esta rara especie.
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© Patrick Phelps

Protecting Tawaki, the rainforest penguin

Wed, 21/06/2017
Fiordland Penguins, also known as Tawaki, are about to arrive on New Zealand’s West Coast beaches.
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Polynesian Ground-dove: population now set to recover from less than 200 birds © Marie-Helene Burle/Island Conservation

Paradise saved: some of world’s rarest birds rebound on Pacific islands cleared of invasive...

Tue, 20/06/2017
Five remote Pacific islands are safe havens for four of our world’s rarest bird species following the success of ambitious island restoration project
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Un kea, ave endémica de la zona alpina de la Isla Sur en Nueva Zelanda © Dave Buckton

En búsqueda del único loro alpino (y carnívoro) del mundo

Fri, 14/04/2017
Hay que ser muy sigiloso para ver a un kea en su hábitat natural. Kimberley Collins nos cuenta su aventura de cuando salió en búsqueda del único loro alpino del mundo.
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Un nestor kéa © Dave Buckton

La recherche du seul perroquet alpin (et carnivore) au monde

Thu, 13/04/2017
On doit être ingénieux pour attraper un nestor kéa dans la nature. Kimberley Collins raconte comment elle a passé des jours à rechercher le seul perroquet alpin au monde.
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Black Petrel chick, Little Barrier Island © Dan Burgin

Lessons from Little Barrier Island

Mon, 27/03/2017
Our Cook Islands’ BirdLife Partner Te Ipukarea Society shares their lessons learned about seabird conservation during a recent visit to Little Barrier Island, NZ.
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