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Help Count New Zealand’s Rare Bitterns | Auckland News
Help save the critically endangered Matuku-hūrepo, or bittern, by joining this year’s massive citizen science count. With fewer than 1,000 left in the wild and wetlands vanishing fast, volunteers are key to tracking these elusive birds. During spring breeding season, males boom like blowing over a bottle—audible up to five kilometers away. Just head to a wetland, listen for the sound, note the time, direction, and distance, and help scientists estimate population numbers. Last year, 400–500 volunteers helped; this year, they’re aiming for 1,200. Your ears could be the difference between…
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