Finding the world's most endangered gull

The star of my latest Nat Geo story is the world's most endangered gull! Join me on my recent search for this New Zealand specialty and find out why there's no such thing as a seagull. 

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Chatham Island

Find the sketch biologist! Hiding in the jungle of the Tuku River Valley on Chatham Island, New Zealand. Photo by @ottowhitehead.

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Sheep scrutiny

Over the past couple weeks I've repeatedly found myself under scrutiny by sheep on ridgelines above me. Every time, I hear this in my head.

Wild and woolly: a hint of sketches to come, from my latest trip to one of New Zealand’s offshore islands.

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Been off the grid for a few weeks. Time to catch up! Whee.

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Return of the Penguins?

The fourth and final installment of Voyage of the Yellow-eyed Penguin.

Photo by John Ayers

Yellow-eyed penguins on a subantarctic island! One of the most endangered penguin species in the world.

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Christmas in New Zealand

No snow, but New Zealand sure is festive right now

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Christmas morning at Danseys Pass, New Zealand (just me, the birds, and the sheep)

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