We need you! The Matuku-hurepo / Australasian Bittern are one step away from extinction!
Join the Great Matuku-hurepo Muster 2025.
The Love Bittern Project combines community-led action on the ground to help save the Matuku-hūrepo / Australasian bittern and their wetland homes across Aotearoa, New Zealand.
When ⏰: 5th - 7th Sept, 3rd - 5th Oct, 7th - 9th Nov
What❓: Every Bittern and every wetland counts! By knowing where the Bittern are, effort can be focused on improving their habitat.
Russell Landcare Trust is working with The Love Bittern Project in our local area on this year's Great Matuku-Hurepo Muster. The Great Matuku-Hurepo Muster is a nationwide synchronised count of male Australasian bittern booming.
How 🤔: Register today to get involved! Send an email to
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👉Name:
👉Email:
👉Location where listening (if already identified). Leave blank if you would like to be assigned to a listening location:
👉Area where you live, eg Russell town, Paroa Bay (so that you can be assigned to a location close by):
We will be in touch about getting set up on The Conservation Hub website/app and connected to the project.
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