September 17, 2020
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A hungry falcon played a part in a failed attempt to establish a colony of critically endangered shore birds on Mana Island. In February the Department of Conservation translocated 29 juvenile tūturuatu, or shore plovers, to Mana, off Porirua, however in July it was reported all 29 birds had vanished. Some were discovered on the mainland, recaptured and placed back on the island with more captive-bred plovers.
