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Canada geese, Te Waihora

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Canada geese, Te Waihora

Canada geese are silhouetted as they feed along the shore of Te Waihora (Lake Ellesmere), south of Christchurch. Only around 13% of New Zealand’s wetlands remain. Preserving them helps maintain waterfowl populations.

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Fish and Game New Zealand
Photograph by Diarmuid Toman

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Neil Deans. 'Game birds', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 27-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/game-birds/4/5