Recovering the Flying Penguins of Aotearoa: Kuaka (Whenua Hou Diving Petrels)

Joined March 2020
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Flying Penguin Force retweeted
NEW PAPER in #ornithology models the future population trajectory of #seabirds in #Europe under #climate change and avian flu: buff.ly/4a9FiGt
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🚨Calling for seabird data! 🚢We are collating seabird tracking data for the Humboldt Current region to assess fisheries bycatch risk. 🤝This is a collaborative project with @GlobalFishWatch funded by @NFWFnews. And you can be part of it! Go to: seabirdtracking.org/humboldt…

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1/4 #BOUsci24 #Break The critically endangered kuaka/Whenua Hou diving petrel are restricted to a single dune system. Facing threats from light pollution, erosion and climate change, #translocation offers hope - but petrels must be hand-reared to reset their philopatric nature
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3/4 #BOUsci24 #Break All 🔟 hand-reared chicks fledged successfully🎉 Hand-reared🐥fledged at the same mass as naturally-reared chicks, and had slightly longer wing lengths. Hand-reared chicks fledged within the anticipated ~2 weeks & slightly earlier than naturally-reared chicks
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4/4 #BOUsci24 #Break This trial provides a foundation for future kuaka translocations, with insights into diet, growth, and hand-rearing protocols to establish a new colony. A vital step toward securing the future of this endangered seabird! More here: tinyurl.com/5ytb427h
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Work with us to help our seabirds to thrive and protect them from threats throughout their range and support conservation through providing advice on the international context for conservation, and international agreements! See more at: careers.doc.govt.nz/jobtools…

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Flying Penguin Force retweeted
Join us in celebrating 20 years of the BirdLife Seabird Tracking Database!🎉 The Database has become one of the most comprehensive marine conservation collaborations in the world. 🌊🌎 It hosts one of the largest collection of seabird tracking data in existence, helping address the growing threats to seabirds and the marine environment in general.🗺 A new study published today highlights the remarkable achievements of this world-leading dataset, currently hosting more than 43 million location records and 55,000 tracks from 168 seabird species in 55 countries.🐦💧 Read more in our article here 👉 birdlife.org/news/2024/10/23… #BirdLifeInternational #Seabirds #BirdLifeMigratoryFlyways #TrackingData #Conservation #MarineConservation
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Flying Penguin Force retweeted
Very exciting to see this celebration of the work of so many people who care about seabirds 🌊 🥳 We'd love to see any new seabird tracking data for the next 20 years of marine conservation! #ornithology
🎉New review celebrates 20 years of collaboration for marine conservation through the BirdLife Seabird Tracking Database! Learn how >43 million locations from our amazing contributors are used to save seabirds🐧🗺️ News: seabirdtracking.org/the-bird… Paper: sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Flying Penguin Force retweeted
Many thanks to @ECOTOP_UC for organising a wonderful conference, @TheSeabirdGroup & everyone who presented, attended, visited our @BirdLifeMarine poster about seabirdtracking.org & took part in our workshop on offshore wind sensitivity mapping! #CoimbraSeabirds
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Flying Penguin Force retweeted
Bird's out of the bag 🐧 The world's fiestiest penguin is sure to ruffle some feathers as it goes for @Forest_and_Bird Bird of the Year 2024 glory. Join us to learn more about this little penguin's connection to Aotearoa New Zealand! forestandbird.org.nz/resourc… #birdoftheyear
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Flying Penguin Force retweeted
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Less than 24 hours to go! Years of planning and preparation. Everyone is ready.. the birds are ready.. lets do this! #sihek #extinctinthewild @OfficialZSL @ZSLScience @USFWSPacific @zoos_aquariums @nature_org #GuamDAWR @SedgwickCoZoo @IUCNssc
The Guam Sihek are ready to take flight. Our trip to Palmyra Atoll for their release begins in less than 24 hours. Everyone is hard at work making sure everything goes smoothly. @kuamnews in Kansas ahead of the big day. @hihinews @CEAndrews youtube.com/watch?v=fJIrU8x1…
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Flying Penguin Force retweeted
Work with us! We're looking for a spatial analyst interested in conservation & collaboration to join BirdLife in Cambridge, UK, mainly mapping seabirds (seabirdtracking.org) & their sensitivity to offshore wind farms (avistep.birdlife.org). birdlife.org/careers/science…
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Flying Penguin Force retweeted
🚨Paper Alert🚨 🧐Assessing 90% of reported 🌏global #MPA coverage, we show: 🪄1/4 is not implemented (only declared) 📣 🚫1/3 not compatible with #biodiversity #conservation 🐟 ➡️We need accountability for MPA quality, not only quantity. 📰conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.c…
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Flying Penguin Force retweeted
Join us for a series of “BBNJ deep dive” online briefings, covering the main substantive parts of the #BBNJ Agreement. 🌊🌍 Scan the QR code below for registration links (available in due course) for the briefings in English, French and Spanish, and recordings of the briefings.
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Flying Penguin Force retweeted
What a great initiative this #InternationalWomensDay to highlight and connect women #seabirders across the world! #seabirds #ornithology
In celebration of #InternationalWomensDay we have launched Women in Seabird Science (@WomenSeabirdSci), a platform to connect a community of women and gender minorities in #seabird science! Visit womeninseabirdscience.com/ to be featured as one of our 100 Seabirder Women!
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Flying Penguin Force retweeted
Paywall lifted: Environmentalists say new protections for seabirds from longline fishing aren't enough to protect endangered species whose populations have crashed by a third in the past decade. Antipodean albatross "will be extinct in three generations". newsroom.co.nz/2024/02/23/ex…
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Flying Penguin Force retweeted
For the first time, scientists have captured photos of a bird long thought lost. The Yellow-crested Helmetshrike is listed as a 'lost bird' by the American Bird Conservancy because it had not seen in nearly two decades rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Conte…

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