Threatened species monitoring has been undertaken by WMIL in Picton as part of the Picton Ferry Port Development project, notably for kororā/little penguins.
Key species of focus are kororā/little penguins, tōrea pango/variable oystercather, and taranui/Caspian tern.
WMIL work with Port Marlborough, KiwiRail, the Department of Conservation (DOC), Te Ātiawa, and the Kaipūpū Sanctuary to undertake this critical piece of bird monitoring. This also includes working with DabChick NZ and/or Seadpod Solutions to undertake conservation dog surveys around the Port to help with detection of kororā.
Location
Te Tauihu-o-te-waka / Marlborough
Waitohi/Picton
Duration
2019-Present
Project Lead
Deleece Augustyn, Samantha Ray
Deleece and Dan checking over a kororā chick at the Port © WMIL
Kororā/Little penguin in a nestbox at Kaipūpū Sanctuary © WMIL
Seadpod Solutions (Christine Stockum) and her conservation dog See © Deleece McLaren
Kororā/little penguin chick in hand © Dan Burgin
Kororā/little penguin pair in nestbox in Kaipūpū Sanctuary © WMIL
Dan and conservation dog Rua (DabChick NZ) searching for kororā © Patrick Crowe
