Working with BirdCare Aotearoa to protect one of New Zealand's most vulnerable native seabirds

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, May 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- At SEA LIFE Kelly Tarlton's, conservation extends far beyond the aquarium walls, with the team helping rescue, rehabilitate and release vulnerable Cook's petrels as they make their annual journey across Auckland between breeding grounds and the open ocean.

Drawn off course by the city's bright lights, these nocturnal seabirds can become stranded on streets, rooftops, and construction sites; exhausted,...