Labrīt!
Mamma atgriezusies un vecāki atkal mainās.
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Šodien šis albatrosēns ir 33 dienas vecs un sver 2,34 kg plkst. 10.55 NZT. Nav brīnums, ka mammai YRK rodas grūtības ar cāļa pārklāšanu. Smagākais cālis svēra 3,44 kg. Vecāki i OGK un YRK regulāri turpina mainīties.Sharyn Broni (DOC) Mod •
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Weekly Update: 3 March 2020
Today this chick is 33 days old and weighs 2.34kg at 10.55am NZT. It is no wonder that the smaller YRK is having trouble covering the chick. The heaviest chick at Observation Post Flat weighed in at 3.44kg. The Top Flat Track parents OGK and YRK are continuing to changeover regularly and we are very close to the post guard stage here now.
"Mums ir dažas skumjas ziņas, ar kurām dalīties. Pagājušajā nedēļā mēs zaudējām cālīti. Tika veikta autopsija un tika apstiprināts, ka cāli ir nogalinājis mustelīds, visticamāk, stoats. Tas mums visiem sagādāja šoku, jo kopš 1997. gada nav zināma albatrosu cāļu nāve plēsonības dēļ. DOC veic plēsoņu kontroli Pukekura / Taiaroa Head 365 dienas gadā, taču šī teritorija nav brīva no plēsējiem.We have some sad news to share. Last week we lost a chick to predation. A necropsy was carried out and confirmed the chick had been killed by a mustelid, most likely a stoat. This came as a shock to all of us as there has not been a known albatross chick death due to predation since 1997. DOC carries out predator control at Pukekura/Taiaroa Head 365 days a year but the area is not predator free.
The chick had just gone into the post-guard stage (left alone for the first time) the afternoon before but was found dead the next morning. We have since rebaited our traps, placed a second type of bait in the traps as an additional lure and have also put out some different traps as an alternative capture method.
There are now 24 chicks on the headland.