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A native bird hospital is concerned about the number of sub-Antarctic seabirds landing sick or hurt in Auckland.
BirdCare Aotearoa is a charity based in West Auckland and works to rehabilitate and care for sick, injured, and orphaned birds.
It recently took in a white-headed petrel found on the West Coast beach of Muriwai with severe internal bleeding late last month.
BirdCare's fundraising manager Dr Rashi Parker told RNZ it was very unusual to find the petrel so far north.
"When it came into care
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