Hutton's Shearwater Charitable Trust
Saving the world's only alpine breeding seabird!
Article by Nicola Toki
Hundreds of metres above the multitude of seabirds to be found on Kaikoura’s beautiful coastlines, the Hutton’s shearwaters have the ultimate ocean view from their mountain perches. But why does a seabird choose to breed high up in the mountains?
The Forest & Bird-backed Hutton’s Shearwater Charitable Trust has taken another important step in the development of its Kaikoura Peninsula colony after the translocation of 102 more chicks to the site last month.
Mark Solomon, Kaiwhakahaere of Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu, will be speaking, along with author, artist and conservationist Sam Mahon, who has known Hutton’s Shearwater Charitable Trustee Geoff Harrow for many years.
With a very successful translocation programme nearing completion, road users around Kaikoura are being asked to be vigilant and keep an eye out for crash landed Hutton’s shearwater fledglings.
The Hutton’s Shearwater Charitable Trust celebrated transferring 102 Hutton’s shearwater chicks from the Kowhai River colony to the Kaikoura Peninsula colony last week.
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