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Campbell Island teal persist on Dent Island off Campbell Island's Northwest Bay, their sole refuge after rats invaded Campbell Island in the early 1800s. There they survive in tiny numbers in seepages amongst seabird burrows and occasionally straggle across the 3 km sea gap to Campbell Island.
Can Campbell teal fly?
Both the males and females have a conspicuous white eye-ring, dark-grey bill, legs and feet, and dark brown eye. Their wings are very short, with the main wing feathers extending only about halfway along the back. They cannot fly, but they can run very fast and escape at the first sign of any possible danger.
Is Campbell Island predator free?
Campbell Island conservation sanctuary has been officially declared rat free following the largest rat eradication programme ever attempted in the world, Conservation Minister Chris Carter announced today.
Where is Campbell Island NZ?
Geography. The Campbell Island group is the most southerly of New Zealand's subantarctic islands, lying 700 km south of New Zealand's South Island and 270 km southeast of Auckland Island. Campbell Island covers 11,300 ha and is the main island of the Campbell Island group.
