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Title
Releasing a Tahiti Petrel on Tahiti Island
Description
The Tahiti Petrel is classified as Nearly Threatened and one of the main threats for this species is urban light-attraction. On this photo a researcher is releasing a grounded fledgling to the ocean after rehabilitation.
Photographer
Matthieu Aureau
Location
Tahiti, French Polynesia
Date
2012
Species
Tahiti Petrel (Pseudobulweria rostrata)
Entrant in categories
Conservation messages Researchers in action
Camera and lens
Canon EOS 450 D, EF-S18-55mm
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