The Teen Who Helped a Flock Find Its Way Home

A Story of Quiet Conservation in New Zealand

 This week on Good News from Planet Earth, we’re heading to the windswept coast of Aotearoa (New Zealand) to meet 16-year-old Nate Wilbourne - a youth activist who helped nearly 200 endangered fluttering shearwater chicks find a new, safer home.

In partnership with Forest & Bird and the New Zealand Department of Conservation, Nate spent weeks feeding, monitoring, and caring for baby seabirds relocated to the Wharariki Ecosanctuary. His goal? Help them imprint on this protected area, so they’ll return to breed, and thrive, for generations to come.

This episode is about youth-led conservation, native species protection, and the kind of hope that grows feather by feather.

Seabird conservation in New Zealand
Fluttering shearwaters (pakahā)
Teen climate leadership
Wildlife relocation & habitat restoration

If you believe that change can start with quiet care and patient action, this one’s for you.

This episode is narrated by Anne Cloud for Voiceover for the Planet

Resources:

Forest and Bird

Wikipedia - Nate Wilbourne

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