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| Stripey (Microcanthus strigatus). Also known as Footballer. Found in Australia, from Exmouth to Cape Leeuwin (WA) & Merimbula (NSW) to Capricorn Group (Qld). Also northern New Zealand, Japan, China & Hawaii. Solitary Islands, Coffs Harbour, NSW Australia. |
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| Stripey (Microcanthus strigatus). Also known as Footballer. Found in Australia, from Exmouth to Cape Leeuwin (WA) & Merimbula (NSW) to Capricorn Group (Qld). Also northern New Zealand, Japan, China & Hawaii. Solitary Islands, Coffs Harbour, NSW Australia. |
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| Aerial view of Codfish Island, South Island, New Zealand. This is the main home of the Kakapo. |
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| Aerial view of South coast of Stewart Island, New Zealand. |
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| Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans). Kaikoura, New Zealand. |
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| Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans). Kaikoura, New Zealand. |
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| Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans). Kaikoura, New Zealand. |
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| Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans) and Northern giant petrel (Macronectes halli). Kaikoura, New Zealand. |
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| Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans) and Northern giant petrel (Macronectes halli). Kaikoura, New Zealand. |
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| Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans). Kaikoura, New Zealand. |
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| Gibson's Wandering Albatross (Diomedea antipodensis gibsoni). Kaikoura, New Zealand. |
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| White Capped Albatross (Thalassarche steadi). Photo taken at Kaikoura, New Zealand. |
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| White Capped Albatross (Thalassarche steadi), squabbling with a Northern Giant Petrel (Macronectes halli). Photo taken at Kaikoura, New Zealand. |
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| Buller's Albatross (Thalassarche (Diomedea) bulleri). Also known as Mollymawk. Found throughout subtropical and sub-Antarctic seas. Photo taken at Chatham Islands, New Zealand. Listed on the IUCN Red List as Near Threatened. |
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| Buller's Albatross (Thalassarche (Diomedea) bulleri). Also known as Mollymawk. Found throughout subtropical and sub-Antarctic seas. Photo taken at Chatham Islands, New Zealand. Listed on the IUCN Red List as Near Threatened. |
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| Buller's Albatross (Thalassarche (Diomedea) bulleri). Also known as Mollymawk. Found throughout subtropical and sub-Antarctic seas. Photo taken at Chatham Islands, New Zealand. Listed on the IUCN Red List as Near Threatened. |
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| Buller's Albatross (Thalassarche (Diomedea) bulleri). Also known as Mollymawk. Found throughout subtropical and sub-Antarctic seas. Photo taken at Chatham Islands, New Zealand. Listed on the IUCN Red List as Near Threatened. |
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| Buller's Albatross (Thalassarche (Diomedea) bulleri). Also known as Mollymawk. Found throughout subtropical and sub-Antarctic seas. Photo taken at Chatham Islands, New Zealand. Listed on the IUCN Red List as Near Threatened. |
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| Buller's Albatross (Thalassarche (Diomedea) bulleri). Also known as Mollymawk. Found throughout subtropical and sub-Antarctic seas. Photo taken at Chatham Islands, New Zealand. Listed on the IUCN Red List as Near Threatened. |
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| Buller's Albatross (Thalassarche (Diomedea) bulleri). Also known as Mollymawk. Found throughout subtropical and sub-Antarctic seas. Photo taken at Chatham Islands, New Zealand. Listed on the IUCN Red List as Near Threatened. |
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| Buller's Albatross (Thalassarche (Diomedea) bulleri). Also known as Mollymawk. Found throughout subtropical and sub-Antarctic seas. Photo taken at Chatham Islands, New Zealand. Listed on the IUCN Red List as Near Threatened. |
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| Buller's Albatross (Thalassarche (Diomedea) bulleri). Also known as Mollymawk. Found throughout subtropical and sub-Antarctic seas. Photo taken at Chatham Islands, New Zealand. Listed on the IUCN Red List as Near Threatened. |
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| Buller's Albatross (Thalassarche (Diomedea) bulleri). Also known as Mollymawk. Found throughout subtropical and sub-Antarctic seas. Photo taken at Chatham Islands, New Zealand. Listed on the IUCN Red List as Near Threatened. |
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| Buller's Albatross (Thalassarche (Diomedea) bulleri). Also known as Mollymawk. Found throughout subtropical and sub-Antarctic seas. Photo taken at Chatham Islands, New Zealand. Listed on the IUCN Red List as Near Threatened. |
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| Buller's Albatross (Thalassarche (Diomedea) bulleri). Also known as Mollymawk. Found throughout subtropical and sub-Antarctic seas. Photo taken at Chatham Islands, New Zealand. Listed on the IUCN Red List as Near Threatened. |
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| Buller's Albatross (Thalassarche (Diomedea) bulleri). Also known as Mollymawk. Found throughout subtropical and sub-Antarctic seas. Photo taken at Chatham Islands, New Zealand. Listed on the IUCN Red List as Near Threatened. |
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| Buller's Albatross (Thalassarche (Diomedea) bulleri). Also known as Mollymawk. Found throughout subtropical and sub-Antarctic seas. Photo taken at Chatham Islands, New Zealand. Listed on the IUCN Red List as Near Threatened. |
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| Black-browed Albatross (Diomedea melanophris) - pair in flight. Also known as Black-browed Mollymawk. Common around the Australian coastline and islands of sub-Antarctic seas.Photo taken at sea off the Campbell Island Group, New Zealand |
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| Rocky cliffs of Chatham Islands, New Zealand. |
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| Aerial view of south coast of Stewart Island, New Zealand. |
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| Aerial view of Codfish Island, looking north towards Stewart Island. South Island, New Zealand. This is the main home of the Kakapo. |
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| Cook Strait Giant Weta (Deinacrida rugosa). Extinct in the wild until 2007, but now captive-bred animals are being re-released. Blue tag is marker for research purposes. Matiu-Somes Island, Wellington Harbour, New Zealand. Endangered & threatened species. |
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| Common Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus truncatus) beneath a mirror calm surface reflecting storm cloud. Fiordlands, New Zealand |
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| Common Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus truncatus) beneath a mirror calm surface reflecting storm cloud. Fiordlands, New Zealand |
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| Common Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus truncatus) beneath a mirror calm surface reflecting storm cloud. Fiordlands, New Zealand |
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| Common Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus truncatus) beneath a mirror calm surface reflecting storm cloud. Fiordlands, New Zealand |
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| Black Petrel (Procellaria parkinsoni). Also known as Parkinson's Petrel. Rare in south-east Australia, also small population in New Zealand where it breeds on Great Barrier Island and Little Barrier Islands off NZ North Island. Woollongong, NSW, Australia |
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| Reef Crab (Plagusia chabrus), resting on a sea sponge. Found on coastal reefs of eastern and southern Australia, also New Zealand, South Africa and Chile. Photo taken in Port Phillip Bay, Vic, Australia. |
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| Shore Crab (Plagusia chabrus), resting on sea sponge. Found in a variety of tropical and temperate habitat throughout Australia. Also found in New Zealand, South Africa and Chile. Photo taken at York Peninsula, South Australia, Australia. |
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| Shore Crab (Plagusia chabrus), resting on sea sponge. Found in a variety of tropical and temperate habitat throughout Australia. Also found in New Zealand, South Africa and Chile. Photo taken at York Peninsula, South Australia, Australia. |
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| Fiordland Crested Penguin (Eudyptes pachyrhynchus). Photo taken on South Island, New Zealand. |
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| New Zealand Lantern Shark (Etmopterus baxteri). Also known as Dogfish and Dogshark. Deep sea Shark found off Eastern Australia |
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| Dusky Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obscurus). Found in coastal waters of New Zealand, South Africa, Namibia, Malvinas Islands, Chile and Argentina. Photo taken in False Bay, South Africa |
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| Dusky Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obscurus). Found in coastal waters of New Zealand, South Africa, Namibia, Malvinas Islands, Chile and Argentina. Photo taken in Puerto Madryn, Peninsula Valdez, Argentina. |
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| Dusky Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obscurus). Found in coastal waters of New Zealand, South Africa, Namibia, Malvinas Islands, Chile and Argentina. Photo taken in Puerto Madryn, Peninsula Valdez, Argentina. |
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| Dusky Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obscurus). Found in coastal waters of New Zealand, South Africa, Namibia, Malvinas Islands, Chile and Argentina. Photo taken in Puerto Madryn, Peninsula Valdez, Argentina. |
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| Dusky Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obscurus). Found in coastal waters of New Zealand, South Africa, Namibia, Malvinas Islands, Chile and Argentina. Photo taken in Puerto Madryn, Peninsula Valdez, Argentina. |
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| Dusky Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obscurus). Found in coastal waters of New Zealand, South Africa, Namibia, Malvinas Islands, Chile and Argentina. Photo taken in Puerto Madryn, Peninsula Valdez, Argentina. |
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