Photo: BirdCare Aotearoa
The Department of Conservation says there have been ongoing dog attacks on little blue penguins around Auckland's coastline.
The attacks have prompted DOC, conservation organisations, Auckland Council and mana whenua to urge dog owners to keep their pets under control, and well away from the rocky coastline, dunes and pest-free islands where kororΔ are found.
A recent spate of dog attacks at Piha and Te Henga have seen seven birds found dead in the last month.
DOC said it was a further blow to the species, whic
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