Source: Department of Conservation
This Mother’s Day we pay tribute to New Zealand mums ensuring the survival of our native species. Here’s some of our favourite photos…
Today mums, we salute you!
A mother and newly born sea lion pup in Sandy Bay, Enderby Island, Auckland Islands. Photo: Andrew Maloney.
A weka and chick. Image by Anita Gould (CC 2.0)
A mother paradise duck and young. Photo: Bernard Spragg (CC 2.0)
Feeding time from mum for this Australasian gannet chick. Photo: © Janice McKenna
Kākāpō mum Kuia on her second Anchor Island nest this breeding season. Photo: Kākāpō ranger Theo Thompson.
To all the mums, grandmothers, mother figures and caregivers out there, Happy Mothers Day, Whakamihia Te Rā o Te Māmā.
