2. Why is Sulphur Bay
inportent
• Sulphur Bay is a wildlife refuge. The
Department of conservation(DOC) takes
care of this area. DOC works to get ride
of animals here that eat birds ,eggs and
chicks.
3. What types of gulls live in
sulphur Bay
• Sulphur bay is home to many kinds of
gulls. There are black-billed gulls, red -
billed gulls, and black- billed gulls.
Black-billed gulls are an enraged
species. They are found only in New-
Zealand.
4. What are the problems for the
gulls living in sulphur Bay
The gulls of sulphur bay like living in warm
area, but it can course some problems for
them. Some times you can see gulls hopping
around on sore feet. This is because the
sulphur in the water eats away the
webbing(Like skin) between the gulls toes.
There is too much sulphur in the warm water
for fish to live here. The birds must find
food in other parts of the lake, where the
water is fresher and cooler. In the
evening, the birds return to roost (sleep or
rest) on the warm rocks.
5. How do they Mack their
nest
• Every spring, the gulls make there nest
at sulphur bay. Gulls don’t build them in
trees like the other birds. They build
them on the rocks around the edge of
the lake. They use plant materials- like
twigs and grass. A females gull lays up
to five eggs. The males take turns at
sitting on their nest to keep their eggs
warm.
