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We have a very special entry today from Py, a resident Pycroft’s Petrel on Motuora Island. Follow his story, of his early days as a chick, to growing, becoming a young adult and leaving his nest.

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Christmas was fast approaching and most people were anticipating Santa’s reindeer; however, in the Whirinaki Te Pua-a-Tane Conservation Park, DOC rangers were on the lookout for another sort of flying mammal.

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It’s Conservation Week from the 14th – 22nd of October. We’re celebrating all over the country, here are some of the things our rangers are doing. 

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