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Little Barrier Island and the New Zealand Storm-petrel

10,000 Birds

The island was mostly forested through its history and never had introduced browsing mammals, meaning it had an intact flora. It also is home to the breeding sites of vulnerable seabirds including the Cook’s Petrel and Black Petrel, both species are considered vulnerable.

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Flock to Marion

10,000 Birds

These two islands are about halfway between the tip of South Africa and Antarctica in the Subantarctic Indian Ocean, have had relatively few human visitors, and are primarily inhabited with some of the rarest seabirds in the world and a smaller number of mammals.