The Westland petrel/tāiko is one tough seabird! In New Zealand, a country where 90% of seabirds are threatened, this feisty species is still holding its ground on the West Coast. They live for decades, raise one chick a year and have a breeding success rate of 70% (chick that survives through fledging). However, after decades of monitoring and these petrels facing threats, the colony is only just maintaining its numbers... Read more here: https://bit.ly/41WLqPP *Birds are handled only twice per

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