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Happy new year—meet our special gull
New Zealand has only one endemic gull, the tarāpuka, and it’s more endangered than the takahē, the hoiho and all five species of kiwi. Its survival depends on the preservation of the South Island’s unique braided-river ecosystems.
Yesterday, nine of the critically-endangered gulls were found dead, run over by a 4WD on the riverbed of the Ashley-Rakahuri River. The colony there was the first in decades. It's a clue as to why this species is as endangered as the kākāpō.
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Gulls take advantage of big-city living
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Fly over Auckland from your armchair...
New Zealand Geographic's NZVR Project lets you travel through New Zealand's wild places using virtual reality on any phone, tablet or desktop computer. Glide with stingrays at the Poor Knights, swim through swaying sargassum weed at the Three Kings, dive with pilot whales off the edge of the continental shelf, explore the shallows of Parengarenga Harbour, experience the charms and challenges of the Hauraki Gulf... even swim with humpback whales in Niue!
Production was funded by Foundation North's Gulf Innovation Fund Together (GIFT), NZonAir and supported by partners WWF and Sir Peter Blake Trust.
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STOATS ON GREAT BARRIER BROUGHT BY HUMANS
Two specialist stoat-sniffing dogs are forming part of a large-scale operation by the Auckland Council and the Department of Conservation (DOC) to find the creatures.
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