20 May 2019

Petrels & Icelandic woman at war

From Nine To Noon, 11:47 am on 20 May 2019

As the moon rises over the Manukau Harbour, petrels come to their burrows at Cornwallis

Grey-faced petrel resting at its Cornwallis colony

When raising their chicks, adult black petrels fly an average of 3633 km per provisioning trip

Apart from one bird which turned too soon, 14 newly fledged black petrels tagged in 2018 took an almost identical route to the vicinity of the Galapagos Islands

Outdoor adventurer Kennedy Warne talks to Kathryn about a night out with the petrelheads, being an evening in the Auckland suburb of Cornwallis, banding grey-faced petrels, and the excellent 2019 breeding season of the threatened black petrels of Great Barrier. Also he has been watching the movie, "Woman at War", about the Icelandic actress who plays an eco-activist in the film.

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