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Fiordland Kiwi Diaries: Guest post from Ranger Anne

Department of Conservation —  20/12/2018

Anne has been helping with the fieldwork at Shy lake this spring, working to monitor southern Fiordland tokoeka nest and chicks through the project’s second season.

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Shining cuckoo. Photo: Jack Mace.

Photo of the week: Shining cuckoo

Department of Conservation —  14/10/2015

Today’s photo of the week is of a shining cuckoo/pīpīwharauroa that has returned to New Zealand for the summer to breed.

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Releasing whio/blue ducks.

Photo of the week: Styx River whio

Department of Conservation —  25/02/2015

A bumper whio/blue duck breeding season has seen over 25 juvenile ducks released on West Coast rivers over the last couple of weeks.

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