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The Ross Sea – the Last Intact Marine Ecosystem on Earth – and I

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The Ross Sea is the most productive stretch of water in the Southern Ocean, teeming with large predatory fish, whales, seals, penguins and other animals that form the last intact marine ecosystem on Earth. Sperm Whales prey on Toothfish and large squid and in February 2007, a 10-metre (32.8 Back to the Future – the Case for Protection.

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Where to See Kiwi (and other birds) During the Rugby World Cup

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This makes it a particularly exciting time in New Zealand as the Rugby World Cup begins in two days, and the competition is being held right here in New Zealand (I would imagine they might be more excited if they hadn’t just lost two matches to Australia and South Africa, their big rivals in the Tri-Nations).

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Federal Public Lands: Pacific Seabirds

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Although not federal “lands,” these federal marine protected areas— Channel Islands , Cordell Bank , Greater Farallones , Monterey Bay and Olympic Coast —provide critical foraging areas for seabirds. These sanctuaries include some of the most productive waters in the Pacific.

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Birding by Volunteering

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Not forever mind, I’ll still be living here in New Zealand and carrying on as its beat writer here (I may even write about New Zealand again some time). This time I’ll be working with Wildlife ACT in Zululand, helping that NGO monitor wildlife in a range of reserves and parks in the east of South Africa.

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Swimming with dolphins

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Even people with no other interest in wildlife, who couldn’t tell a sparrow from an ostrich (or even a dolphin from a fish) love dolphins. If you love the idea of swimming with dolphins, New Zealand is a great place to do it. Birding dolphins marine mammals New Zealand endemic' South Banks Peninsula.

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A scaredy cat is always a scaredy cat

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Or These Blasts From The Past Preening Juvenile Yellowthroat Welcome to New Zealand! Dale studied scarlet macaws, and worked in their conservation, for three years in southern Costa Rica, followed by a year in the Caribbean working on Whale Sharks. Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S. The proposal from U.S.

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