Show Notes
Red-billed Gulls are declining nationally in New Zealand, but the story in Otago is different.
Join us as we head out to one of the largest Red-billed Gull colonies at Taiaroa Head, Otago Peninsula with Dr. Chris Lalas, who has been monitoring these birds for over two decades.
Featuring -
Dr. Chris Lalas, Scientist
Producer, Sound Recordist, Sound Editor & Presenter -
Karthic SS ( @karthiscool )
If you notice Red-billed Gulls nesting in buildings around Dunedin please reach out to us on Facebook page - Tune into Nature Podcast or Instagram ( @tuneintonatureshow ) and we will pass it on to Chris.
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Funded by the NZ Lottery Grants Environment and Heritage fund, administered by Te Tari Taiwhenua, the Department of Internal Affairs
Supported by OAR FM Dunedin, Science Communication, University of Otago, Wild Dunedin NZ Festival of Nature.
This show was broadcast on community radio OAR 105.4FM Dunedin and available at http://accessmedia.nz/
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