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DOC scientist on Whiting O’Keefe paper on 1080 and birds
Department of Conservation statistician Ian Westbrooke comments on 1080 use and the impact on birds and responds to the Whiting O’Keefe paper. Based on the fact that 1080 is an acute toxin, the primary...
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Kiwi chick gives hope for species survival
A kiwi chick released on an island off the Kapiti coast may be the key to securing the future for the world’s most endangered kiwi – the rowi. Minister Nick Smith holds the rowi chick before it is...
View ArticleGovt must ‘sort out’ conservation land in limbo – PCE
Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Dr Jan Wright, is calling on the government to “sort out” land classed as ‘stewardship land’ — a poorly protected category of conservation land in New...
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Govt prepares for plague of rats and stoats
New Zealand’s forests are set to be the battleground for a war between introduced predators and the Department of Conservation. A larger than usual flowering and seeding of beech trees – known as a...
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BRIEFING: Predator plague, beech mast and 1080
The largest 1080 predator control operation ever attempted in New Zealand will be carried out in Kahurangi National Park later this month, as part of a national effort to combat soaring rat and stoat...
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Smart spending for ‘flagship’ species – Expert reaction
Smart spending of private conservation funding for individual ‘charismatic’ species can significantly benefit other species, say the authors of a new study. In New Zealand, the Department of...
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Bizarre deep-sea creature washes ashore in Dunedin
The Otago Daily Times reports that a rare serpent-like specimen, known as an oarfish, has been found on the beach in Aramoana, Dunedin. The oarfish is a long, spiny, serpent-like fish. Credit...
View Article#RoyalCam gets up close with nesting albatross
A family of Northern royal albatross nesting on the Otago Peninsula have become internet stars thanks to a 24-7 live web cam set up by the Department of Conservation. The Department launched the...
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Maud Island pest-free again – In the News
An island in the Marlborough Sounds has been restored to its predator-free status after an eradication operation successfully removed mice. Maud Island/Te Pakeka has been an important wildlife...
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Community targets wasps – In the News
A community-led conservation project – supported by Fairfax Media’s The Nelson Mail – aims to significantly reduce German and common wasps in the Nelson-Tasman region this summer. Stuff launched the...
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DOC scientist on Whiting O’Keefe paper on 1080 and birds
Department of Conservation statistician Ian Westbrooke comments on 1080 use and the impact on birds and responds to the Whiting O’Keefe paper. Based on the fact that 1080 is an acute toxin, the primary...
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Kiwi chick gives hope for species survival
A kiwi chick released on an island off the Kapiti coast may be the key to securing the future for the world’s most endangered kiwi – the rowi. Minister Nick Smith holds the rowi chick before it is...
View ArticleGovt must ‘sort out’ conservation land in limbo – PCE
Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Dr Jan Wright, is calling on the government to “sort out” land classed as ‘stewardship land’ — a poorly protected category of conservation land in New...
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Govt prepares for plague of rats and stoats
New Zealand’s forests are set to be the battleground for a war between introduced predators and the Department of Conservation. A larger than usual flowering and seeding of beech trees – known as a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
BRIEFING: Predator plague, beech mast and 1080
The largest 1080 predator control operation ever attempted in New Zealand will be carried out in Kahurangi National Park later this month, as part of a national effort to combat soaring rat and stoat...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Smart spending for ‘flagship’ species – Expert reaction
Smart spending of private conservation funding for individual ‘charismatic’ species can significantly benefit other species, say the authors of a new study. In New Zealand, the Department of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Bizarre deep-sea creature washes ashore in Dunedin
The Otago Daily Times reports that a rare serpent-like specimen, known as an oarfish, has been found on the beach in Aramoana, Dunedin. The oarfish is a long, spiny, serpent-like fish. Credit...
View Article#RoyalCam gets up close with nesting albatross
A family of Northern royal albatross nesting on the Otago Peninsula have become internet stars thanks to a 24-7 live web cam set up by the Department of Conservation. The Department launched the...
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Maud Island pest-free again – In the News
An island in the Marlborough Sounds has been restored to its predator-free status after an eradication operation successfully removed mice. Maud Island/Te Pakeka has been an important wildlife...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Community targets wasps – In the News
A community-led conservation project – supported by Fairfax Media’s The Nelson Mail – aims to significantly reduce German and common wasps in the Nelson-Tasman region this summer. Stuff launched the...
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