RARE KING SHAG: NEW SURVEY METHOD MOST ACCURATE COUNT TO DATE

RARE KING SHAG: NEW SURVEY METHOD MOST ACCURATE COUNT TO DATE

Media release – 13 May 2015. The New Zealand King Shag, found only in the Marlborough Sounds, is one of the rarest seabirds in the world. A recent aerial survey was conducted, the first of its kind for this species, which shows a total King Shag population of 839...