Native morepork gets luxurious spa treatment at Palmerston North rehabilitation centre
1 Apr, 2021 10:55 PM
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This morepork was not happy about having a bath. Photo / Supplied
NZ Herald
A native New Zealand bird has been given a luxurious spa treatment at a Palmerston North rehabilitation centre this week.
The morepork, also known as a ruru, is one of six rehabilitation cases at Central Energy Trust Wildbase Recovery in Palmerston North.
Wildbase hospital and recovery supervisor Pauline Nijman said the staff were very invested in the rehabilitation of the morepork and go all in to get them back into the wild.
Singing the blues: Urban cowboy Jock Hume loses front teeth in island stone-throwing incident
1 Apr, 2021 02:03 AM
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The Singing Cowboy Jock Hume, 73, minus his front teeth after they were knocked out in an incident at Tiritiri Matangi Island. Photo / Jason Oxenham
The Singing Cowboy Jock Hume, 73, minus his front teeth after they were knocked out in an incident at Tiritiri Matangi Island. Photo / Jason Oxenham
NZ Herald
A school has apologised after an iconic street busker had two front teeth knocked out by a stone thrown by a pupil as he took a dip at an Auckland island bird sanctuary.
Butch was fifty-five when he enrolled in outpatient hospice services with terminal cancer. He recounted, âIt sneaked up on me and bit me on the rear end. They told me there wasnât any cure for me, so Iâll just live it out this way. It gets worse every day but Iâm still out hustling. Iâm helping someone build a horse barn down the road. But Iâll pay for it at the end of the day. Iâll be hurting pretty bad.â Butchâs wife Carmen stated, âI told him he needs to slow downâ, Butch explained, âI know the day is coming when Iâll be stuck in this house. So Iâm going to get out of here as much as possible for now.â Carmen shared, âBut he gets depressed sometimes.â Butch looked up at me and admitted, âYeah, I get pretty depressed dad.â I replied, âIt would be an insult for me to try to say something to make you feel better. I think youâre supposed to feel the way you do. When Iâve been
Gurgaon: A Pied Harrier was spotted by members of Delhi Bird Society on March 25 in Chandu Budhera. This is the second sighting of the species in NCR, after a gap of 13 years, birders said, adding that this migratory bird is rarely seen in this part of the country. It comes from Mongolia, South Korea and Russia.
The last sighting of this species was a male bird in 2008, which was spotted in Hailey Mandi.
“We have just two records of this species in Haryana. It is the first sighting of the female species in the state. These birds don’t travel in pairs. They usually pair to breed,” said Pankaj Gupta, a member of Delhi Bird Society.