Seabirds
Haven - the story of a tropical seabird island
A visit to tropical Cousin Island in the Seychelles reveals that predator-free islands the world over are a haven for wildlife.
AudioWhy are our seabirds eating plastic?
Loads of plastic rubbish finds its way into the sea every year and seabirds are hunting it out and eating it, fooled into thinking it's food by the way it smells. Matt Savoca of the University of… Audio
Fascinating facts about NZ Seabirds
If seabirds spend days, months or years at sea, how do they sleep? Seabird ecologist, Stephanie Borrelle joins Jesse in the studio to answer that question and more about the fascinating lives of… Audio, Gallery
An albatross chick's flowerpot is its castle
The Chatham Island Taiko Trust has made flowerpot nests for 50 Chatham Island albatross chicks that are part of a pioneering translocation from The Pyramid to the main Chatham Island. Audio, Gallery
An albatross chick's flowerpot is its castle
The Chatham Island Taiko Trust has made flowerpot nests for 50 Chatham Island albatross chicks that are part of a pioneering translocation from The Pyramid to the main Chatham Island.
AudioTaiko take off
With just 120-or-so known adult birds, 21 new chicks are a very welcome addition to the Chatham Island taiko population. Audio
Taiko take off
With just 120-or-so known adult birds, 21 new chicks are a very welcome addition to the Chatham Island taiko population.
AudioTe Papa: penguins and petrels
What makes the perfect penguin nest box? Senior Curator of Sciences at Te Papa Susan Waugh's is researching Southern Ocean seabirds over summer. Among her interests are the effects of an El Nino on… Audio, Gallery
Preventing seabird by-catch in commercial fishing
It's estimated thousands of seabirds are killed in the waters around New Zealand's Exclusive Economic Zone every year due to commercial fishing. One of the biggest culprits is longline fishing... as… Audio
'Albatross' - a poem
Janis Freegard reads her poem 'Albatross' from The Glass Rooster, published by Auckland University Press Audio
Junk Food: plastic pollution is a growing threat to seabirds
A new study says that 90% of the world's seabirds ingest plastic, and those seabirds that feed in the Tasman Sea are most at risk from plastic Audio
Junk Food: plastic pollution is a growing threat to seabirds
A new study says that 90% of the world's seabirds ingest plastic, and those seabirds that feed in the Tasman Sea are most at risk from plastic
AudioStudy shows 90% of seabirds have plastic in their guts.
A new international study estimates 90 percent of the world's seabirds have pieces of plastic in their stomachs. The Tasmania based Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, CSIRO… Audio
Volunteering for Conservation
Katherine Clements talks about her experience of volunteering for the Department of Conservation and working with seabirds Audio
Volunteering for Conservation
Katherine Clements talks about her experience of volunteering for the Department of Conservation and working with seabirds
AudioBlack Petrels - New Zealand's Most At-Risk Seabird
Black petrels are a common sight at sea in the Hauraki Gulf, and are at risk from being accidentally caught by recreational and commercial fishers Audio
Black Petrels - New Zealand's Most At-Risk Seabird
Black petrels are a common sight at sea in the Hauraki Gulf, and are at risk from being accidentally caught by recreational and commercial fishers
AudioSeabird Central at the Bounty Islands
In winter the Bounty Islands are just bare rock. In summer they are packed with breeding Salvin's albatrosses and erect-crested penguins Audio
Seabird Central at the Bounty Islands
In winter the Bounty Islands are just bare rock. In summer they are packed with breeding Salvin's albatrosses and erect-crested penguins
AudioDunedin's Secret Seabird Cliffs
Since he discovered a colony of fairy prions breeding on the sea cliffs of St Clair, Graeme Loh has provided artificial burrows and monitored the small seabird population Audio
