{"id":16909,"date":"2015-10-14T17:07:19","date_gmt":"2015-10-14T08:07:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/?p=16909"},"modified":"2015-10-14T17:07:19","modified_gmt":"2015-10-14T08:07:19","slug":"help-us-make-bar-tailed-godwit-bird-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdskoreablog.org\/?p=16909","title":{"rendered":"Help us make Bar-tailed Godwit Bird of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

Greetings from Pukorokoro Miranda Shorebird Centre.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Bird<\/a>
\nThere is a Bird of the Year ballot currently under way in this country and I am campaign manager for godwits. You do not have to be resident here – anyone with an email account is eligible to vote, and we are, after all, talking about a trans-global species! Voting is very easy at www.birdoftheyear.org.nz<\/a><\/p>\n

Why Pukorokoro Miranda Naturalists\u2019 Trust needs you to Vote Godwit<\/p>\n

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  1. To keep our godwits coming to NZ we need the support of people all around the world. Voting Bar-tailed Godwit for bird of the year will help PMNT show people around the world that NZ cares about this species, our bird and their bird. It will be a powerful message<\/b>.<\/li>\n
  2. NZ has some amazing conservation stories, but we\u2019d like to stop the decline of shorebirds before another desperate rescue is required. Red Knots are declining steadily (about 5% a year), godwits are declining more slowly, about 2% a year. Vote Bar-tailed Godwit to help raise awareness about the conservation needs of our migratory shorebirds<\/b>.<\/li>\n
  3. Godwits are just cool. Bar-tailed godwits still hold the record for the longest flight by a landbird \u2013 Alaska to NZ without stopping \u2013 and they have to flap their wings the whole way \u2013 no soaring for these birds. A vote for the Bar-tailed Godwit is an acknowledgement of its incredible abilities<\/b>.<\/li>\n
  4. Godwits, and all of our migratory shorebirds that head north, are reliant on the Yellow Sea in China as a stopping point. Its an amazing area but there are huge pressures on it and massive habitat loss for our birds. Voting Bar-tailed Godwit recognises the challenges that a changing world poses<\/b>.<\/li>\n
  5. Pukorokoro Miranda Naturalists\u2019 trust is celebrating its 40th birthday with \u201cYear of the godwit\u201d. We\u2019ve had great poster competitions and speakers. Voting Bar-tailed Godwit as bird of the year will take our celebration one step further<\/b>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Please forward this as widely as possible \u2013 friends, family, colleagues, networks it doesn\u2019t matter \u2013 all votes count.<\/p>\n

    Keith Woodley
    \nPukorokoro Miranda Shorebird Centre
    \n283 East Coast Road
    \nRD 3 Pokeno 2473
    \nPh +64 9 232 2781
    \n    www.miranda-shorebird.org.nz<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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