Witness the first successful camera deployment on a breeding tawaki from Milford Sound.
June 18, 2021June 18, 2021
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Category: Field work
February 23, 2021February 23, 2021
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Transponder gate is back
We managed to get the transponder gate back out this weekend...
October 7, 2020October 7, 2020
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Hidden colonies
We know that tawaki aren't easy to find. Where do you start looking for them?
September 16, 2019September 16, 2019
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Doubtful Sound recce
We made it to Doubtful Sound/Patea to test the waters for the next phase of the Tawaki Project...
September 15, 2018September 15, 2018
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Season start in Milford Sound
The Tawaki Project 2018 is underway! This time we kicked off fieldwork in Milford Sound. The fjord presented itself in all its mystical glory with mist clinging to its almost vertical mountain flanks. We came armed with four GPS dive loggers to put on female penguins. And as if a cruise through Milford Sound to...
February 25, 2018February 25, 2018
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Satellite tracker deployment in Harrison Cove
Back in Milford Sound to deploy satellite transmitters on tawaki that have just completed the moult...
October 6, 2017October 6, 2017
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October 3, 2017October 3, 2017
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Field work 2017, Day 18
A day dominated by fruitless efforts to recover loggers from penguins that have been out for several days...
September 27, 2017September 27, 2017
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Field work 2017, Day 12
A touristy start to the day, followed by three logger deployments and a fascinating underwater late night show...
September 26, 2017September 26, 2017
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Field work 2017, Day 11
Our first full day in Milford Sound. Robin & Giselle arrive without a hitch and get straight into logger work...