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Saving seabirds, Great Barrier IslandTe maimoa manu-moana, Aotea Tīkapa Moana o Hauraki

Wildlife Management International are working with fishing company Moana New Zealand, to track and tag black petrels in the Hauraki Gulf. This fishing company is taking action to save species they sometimes catch in their nets/lines.

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Kei te mahi tahi a Wildlife Management International ki te kamupene hī ika o Moana New Zealand ki te whai, ki te tautohu hoki i ngā tāiko ki te moana o Hauraki. Kei te whakapau kaha tēnei kamupene hī ika ki te tiaki i ngā ika e hopukina ana i ētahi wā i roto i ā rātou kupenga/māngoingoi rānei.

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This project is part of Te Taiao | Nature at Te Papa.

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