Beau indicates a whio in the stream ahead Photo: Anthony Behrens

Survival of the whio

July 2018

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Months after a huge 1080 operation, Anthony Behrens joins a whio hunt to see if the controversial poison is helping this endangered bird

You can’t yell at your dog too much when you’re looking for the elusive and shy whio. As we powered up the Mangatera River in Ruahine  Forest Park, Andy Glaser kept Beau under control with whistles, hand signals, a low voice and the occasional tap. As the dog sniffed on, we passed through a network […]
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