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Concrete gannets

Concrete gannets

These concrete gannets were placed on Mana Island in 1997 to encourage real ones to start a colony. As of 2007 the experiment has been unsuccessful.

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Private collection
Photograph by Chris Maclean

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Chris Maclean. 'Wellington places', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 21-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/wellington-places/17/6