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Tūturuatu Telegraph: Celebrating 30 years of tūturuatu work at the Isaac Conservation and Wildlife Trust

Department of Conservation —  26/06/2023 — 2 Comments

Tūturuatu are in need of urgent PR. With just 250 individuals left in the wild on a handful of predator-free islands, it is one of the world’s rarest shore birds, facing issues related to real estate, genetics and a pandemic.

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Tūturuatu Telegraph: Turning the tide for a unique shore bird

Department of Conservation —  15/12/2021

The shore plover is described as a bird in urgent need of some PR. With just 250 individuals left in the wild it is one of the world’s rarest shore birds. A DOC-led recovery programme, aims to turn the tide on this bird’s fate…

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Interview with a critically threatened space suit model

Department of Conservation —  17/09/2020

Rocket Lab has just launched a fundraiser in support of the tūturuatu/shore plover – which takes the form of a pretty sweet Mission Patch featuring the endangered bird in outer space.

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