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Survey of the distribution and abundance of blue duck (whio) in Kahurangi National Park 2009

Published:

July 2010

Blue duck/whio (Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos) are nationally endangered. This survey compares data to a previous one done over the summer of 1999/2000 to estimate the population in a number of the rivers in the north west catchments of Kahurangi National Park.

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Published by:

Nelson Marlborough Conservancy Office
Phone: +64 3 546 9335
Email: nelson-marlboroughco@doc.govt.nz
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Occasional Publication No. 84
ISSN 0113-3853 (print), 1178-4113 (online)
ISBN 978-0-478-14798-8 (print), 978-0-478-14799-5 (online)

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