13 Dec 2011
Big Year Interview - Brett Gartrell
When the Rena cargo vessel hit the Astrolabe reef off the coast of Tauranga in October, the country watched in horror as dark globs of oily waste began washing up on local beaches. Brett Gartrell has been coordinating the wildlife response to the disaster. The Australian-born vet is the director of the New Zealand Wildlife Health Centre at Massey University.