Whio awareness month 2025
01 March 2025 - 31 March 2025
Region(s): Northland
Type(s): national Events
March is Whio Awareness Month.
These unique birds are some of the only ducks in the world to live in fast flowing streams. Their presence is a great indicator of healthy river ecosystems. But, with less than 3,000 left in New Zealand, we've got to do our best to keep them around!

Whio pair
Whio stay together as monogamous pairs and usually hold the same territory for life.
For further information, fun whio activities and more, check out these organisations below. Do let us know if we have missed any by emailing us at enquiries@sciencelearn.org.nz:
Threats to marine habitats
Human actions at sea and on land are putting increasing pressure on the ocean and the species that live there.
Test content
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Related articles
The Hubs have lots of great articles on the whio:
Related professional learning development
Check out our teacher PLD sessions related to whio, that were run with the support of the Department of Conservation:
Activities
The activities below are all related to whio and are a great way to extend you own, and your student’s knowledge, about whio:
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