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A trio of Buller's albatrosses congregate at their breeding ground on the Snares

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A trio of Buller's albatrosses congregate at their breeding ground on the Snares. NIWA scientists are monitoring declining populations of this endemic species, examining their feeding patterns, and interactions with fisheries.