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Education

    The Sanctuary has had a fantastic boost with the Nelson College boys making traps for our use in the battle against pests!

    Posted by Rick Field on Aug 2nd, 2012

Pests

    Matt Kavermann at Lincoln University became intrigued by the idea that noise might attract animals, and he plays Alison Ballance from Radio NZ the sounds he came up with.

    Posted by Rick Field on Feb 19th, 2013

Track Building

The Fence

Visitor Centre

    The Visitor Centre is open on weekends from 10:30am - 4:30pm for the winter season.

    Posted by Rick Field on May 6th, 2013

Wildlife Monitoring

     

    Pied Shag

    Phalacrocorax varius varius

    Maori name: Kāruhiruhi

    A little over a year ago, I wrote about the Little Shag and, by extension, shags in general. (See April 2012’s Bird Watch). The Pied and Black shags were mentioned as two other species that live in the Nelson area.  My son spotted these Pied Shags in the Haven and found them very willing to be photographed.

    Posted by Katherine Chamberlain on May 14th, 2013