Habitat Use of Primarily Forest-Dwelling Brown Teal, Pāteke (Anas chlorotis) at Zealandia

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1 Habitat Use of Primarily Forest-Dwelling Brown Teal, Pāteke (Anas chlorotis) at Zealandia Katie Sheridan City University of New York at Queens College

2 Introduction History Habitat Coastal habitat Low-lying wetlands Forested mountains Population decline Mammalian predation Habitat loss Hunting Disease Pre-Human Distribution Map source: Dumbell, G.S The New Zealand brown teal Wildfowl

3 Present Day Distribution Northland (n=400) Great Barrier Island (n=900) Coromandel (n=300). Distribution information obtained from DoC website.

4 Study Site - ZEALANDIA Original Release Locations Legend - Lake - Original release location - Fence = 8.6 km (225 ha)

5 Research Questions Spatial and temporal roosting patterns Spatial and temporal foraging patterns Home range size and spatial relations

6 Methods Data collection by VHF radio telemetry and motionsensing video cameras

7 Catch Locations Legend - BK-M (26) - M-BG (12) - YM-unb (22) - M-KW (30) - WK-M (20) - M-RK (24) - KK-M (40) - OG-M (42) - KG-M (44) - M-YR (34)

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9 Preliminary Findings Spatial and temporal roosting patterns

10 Daytime Observations (159) (BK-M)

11 Daytime Observations (158) (YM-unb) 72 76

12 Daytime Observations (69) (KG-M) 14 54

13 Daytime Observations (38) (M-YR)

14 Daytime Observations (73) (OG-M) 37 23

15 Daytime Observations (96) (KK-M) 16 66

16 Daytime Observations (118) (WK-M) 99 11

17 Daytime Observations (53) (M-RK)

18 Daytime Observations (34) (M-KW) 26

19

20 Daytime Observations (1159) (All) Legend - BK-M (26) - M-BG (12) - YM-unb (22) - M-KW (30) - WK-M (20) - M-RK (24) - KK-M (40) - OG-M (42) - KG-M (44) - M-YR (34)

21 Daytime Observations (KK-M and OG-M) Legend - KK-M (40) - OG-M (42)

22 Daytime Observations (KG-M and M-YR) Legend - KG-M (44) - M-YR (34)

23

24 Preliminary Findings Spatial and temporal foraging patterns

25 Day and Night Observations (BK-M) Legend - Daytime (159) - Night (24)

26 Day and Night Observations (YM-unb) Legend - Daytime (158) - Night (37)

27 Day and Night Observations (KK-M) Legend - Daytime (96) - Night (34)

28 Day and Night Observations (KG-M) Legend - Daytime (69) - Night (46)

29 Day and Night Observations (M-RK) Legend - Daytime (53) - Night (27)

30

31

32 Preliminary Findings Home range sizes and spatial relations

33 Home Range Legend - BK-M (26)

34 Home Range Legend - BK-M (26) - M-BG (12)

35 Home Range Legend - BK-M (26) - M-BG (12) - YM-unb (22)

36 Home Range Legend - BK-M (26) - M-BG (12) - YM-unb (22) - KK-M (40)

37 Home Range Legend - BK-M (26) - M-BG (12) - YM-unb (22) - KK-M (40) - WK-M (20)

38 Home Range Legend - BK-M (26) - M-BG (12) - YM-unb (22) - KK-M (40) - WK-M (20) - OG-M (42)

39 Home Range Legend - BK-M (26) - M-BG (12) - YM-unb (22) - KK-M (40) - WK-M (20) - OG-M (42) - M-KW (30)

40 Home Range Legend - BK-M (26) - M-BG (12) - YM-unb (22) - KK-M (40) - WK-M (20) - OG-M (42) - M-KW (30) - M-RK (24)

41 Home Range Legend - BK-M (26) - M-BG (12) - YM-unb (22) - KK-M (40) - WK-M (20) - OG-M (42) - M-KW (30) - M-RK (24) - M-YR (34)

42 Home Range Legend - BK-M (26) - M-BG (12) - YM-unb (22) - KK-M (40) - WK-M (20) - OG-M (42) - M-KW (30) - M-RK (24) - M-YR (34) - KG-M (44)

43 Acknowledgements SPONSORED by Jim and Margaret Collins Research Fund ZEALANDIA Sanctuary James Sharon Watson Trust Grant Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand, Inc. Dr. Murray Williams, Adjunct Research Associate Victoria University of Wellington THANK YOU to ZEALANDIA Sanctuary Raewyn Empson, Manager Conservation, Research, Learning and Experience ZEALANDIA Dr. John Waldman, Professor of Biology City University of New York at Queens College Chris Gee, Brony Shepherd and Linton Miller ZEALANDIA Volunteers Fish & Game New Zealand All others who have volunteered their time and energy, provided observations, provided training, assisted with technical support, and shared their knowledge of pāteke to fortify my own.

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