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Wingbeats returning to the mountain that roars

Department of Conservation — 23/05/2020

This past summer the wingbeats and calls of adult tītī (Cook’s petrel) and kōrure (mottled petrel) filled the night air at Maungaharuru – ‘mountain that rumbles and roars’ – as they returned to New Zealand’s most inland seabird translocation site.

One of the potential kōrure on Whenua Hou.

99 birds wing their way to Hawke’s Bay

Department of Conservation — 09/05/2018

This is the final blog post in a three-part series following the translocation of up to 100 intrepid seabirds from Whenua Hou Island to the Maungaharuru Range in the Hawke’s Bay.

In Hawke's Bay, Native animals kōrure, Kōrure Translocation, mottled petrel, Poutiri Ao ō Tanē

Fluffy seabirds with a bite

Department of Conservation — 23/04/2018

Finding up to 100 intrepid seabirds on Whenua Hou as part of a highly ambitious plan to move kōrure/mottled petrel chicks to the Maungaharuru Range in the Hawke’s Bay.

In Hawke's Bay, Native animals kōrure, Kōrure Translocation, mottled petrel, Poutiri Ao ō Tanē

Sardine smoothies and intrepid seabirds

Department of Conservation — 14/04/2018

What do you get if you cross 100 intrepid seabirds, a 1,131-kilometre flight and a huge amount of volunteer support? A highly ambitious translocation of kōrure/mottled petrel chicks to the Maungaharuru Range.