Black-backed gulls targeted to protect rare bird species on Canterbury's braided rivers
More 80 per cent of southern black-backed gulls/karoro will be eradicated in two Canterbury rivers bid to save their rare and threatened cousins.
The gulls prey on the chicks and eggs the endangered black-fronted tern/tarapirohe, black-billed gull/tarāpuka, wrybill/ngutu pare, and banded dotterel/tūturiwhatu.
The Department of Conservation aims to reduce the population of black-backed gulls in the Waiau and Hurunui rivers by more than 80 per cent over the next five years.
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Xmas Bake Sale
Pop along to our Xmas Bake sale from 10am - 12 noon Tuesday 23rd December at Sequoia Reserve on Oxford Rd.
Poll: Is it ok to regift something that you have been given?
🎁 Holiday Gift Chat!
Do you ever regift?
What’s your take on asking for a receipt if a gift doesn’t fit?
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76.9% Yes! It's better to regift what I don't need
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23.1% No. It's the thought and effort that matters
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