Hundreds of dead penguins wash up on Far North beaches

RNZ – New Zealand

By Charlotte Cook, Journalist

June 13, 2022

RNZ has previously reported more than 40 had been found dead in Tokerau Beachover the space of two weeks, but that is only the beginning.

The Department of Conservation is now warning the kororā aren’t the only birds feeling the impacts of climate change in the Far North.

Vaughn Turner created a checklist of birds he spotted while walking the Te Araroa Trail at the end of May, but his documenting of the wildlife soon took a depressing turn.

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