One thousand at-risk seagulls moved to make way for America's Cup ferry terminal

Project to move the red-billed gulls colony is believed to be New Zealand’s largest mass relocation of a bird colony

The building of infrastructure for the America’s Cup has forced the relocation of 1,000 at-risk seagulls in Auckland, in what is believed to be New Zealand’s largest mass relocation of a bird colony.

The project saw the colony of red-billed gulls moved from a space on Auckland’s waterfront that has been earmarked for a ferry terminal to be built for the sailing race, which will be held in the city in 2021.

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