Department of Conservation | Te Papa Atawhai
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Introduction
View DOC media releases from 2022.Chatham Islands
Pilot whales strand on Chatham Islands
Date: 12 October 2022
DOC has responded to two mass strandings of pilot whales on the Chatham Islands in the last week and can report that the operations have now concluded.
Endangered birds set course for new home
Date: 17 May 2022
Nine juvenile tūturuatu/tchūriwat’/shore plover were translocated to Portland (Waikawa) Island earlier this month as part of ongoing efforts to preserve this rare and threatened species.
Stranded pilot whales euthanised on Chatham Island
Date: 14 February 2022
Six pilot whales have been euthanised by DOC staff following a stranding on Chatham Island this morning.