Godwits at Manawatū Estuary, New Zealand.
Rights: The University of Waikato Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato Published 9 August 2016 Size: 4.2 MB Referencing Hub media

Estuaries provide important feeding grounds for Bar-tailed godwits to fuel up for their long haul migration, to breeding grounds in Alaska.

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    Protecting estuaries

    Estuaries are extremely valuable. They: are nurseries – breeding grounds for fish and birds maintain the health of coastal fisheries and waters are a buffer between land and sea – protecting the ...

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