You can help Chatham petrel/ranguru
Feeding a translocated Chatham
petrel chick
If you are travelling to the Chatham Islands, or transporting goods or livestock there, be careful that you don't inadvertantly introduce pest animals or plants or diseases. They could threaten Chatham petrel or other rare and endangered flora and fauna in this unique environment.
Your sponsorship can also help the department with the conservation management techniques used to protect Chatham petrel, including:
- Radio telemetry, used to catch and track adult birds and follow them to their burrows. This helps to increase the number of burrows under management.
- Predator fencing to create new sites for Chatham petrel colonies.
- Translocation and feeding of chicks at new sites.
Contacts
Phone 0800 DOC HOTline (0800 362 468) 24 hour emergency number to report:
Sick or injured wildlife
Whale or dolphin strandings