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The variable oystercatcher has issues with disturbance from human activity which damages nests. [11] Habitat loss such as decreasing coastal dunes that provide essential breeding locations for the species are likely to have a large impact on all populations. Fishing nets and oil spills also pose threatening for the species. [8]
Oystercatcher chicks and eggs. Nearly all species of oystercatcher are monogamous, although there are reports of polygamy in the Eurasian oystercatcher. They are territorial during the breeding season (with a few species defending territories year round). There is strong mate and site fidelity in the species that have been studied, with one ...
Tahuna Torea is a nature reserve in Auckland, New Zealand, in the suburb of Glendowie. The reserve is a coastal wetland and sandspit containing freshwater ponds, mangroves, and walking tracks through bush and overland.
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Perhaps the most famous group of spiders that construct funnel-shaped webs is the Australian funnel-web spiders. There are 36 of them and some are dangerous as they produce a fast-acting and ...
LOS ANGELES – Krissy Simmel stopped her Jeep at an intersection inside the fire-scorched Pacific Palisades neighborhood and lowered the window when she saw a military police officer.
By the 1970s, Māori music had become a very minor part of New Zealand broadcasting. In 1973, only 15 minutes of Māori music was played on New Zealand airways per week. [ 8 ] In the 1980s, a number of sungs sung in te Reo became hits in New Zealand, including " The Bridge " (1981) by Deane Waretini , " Maoris on 45 " (1982) by the Consorts and ...
Tahuna Torea is a 25-hectare, wildlife reserve of mangrove lagoon and swampland sited on a long sandbank extending out into the Tāmaki Estuary. [9] Rich in Māori history as well as home to native birds and vegetation, Tahuna Torea means 'gathering place of the oystercatcher'. There are three main walking trails around the reserve.