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Falco – the conservation dog-in-training

Department of Conservation — 26/04/2018 — 5 Comments

Meet Falco, one of the newest members of the Conservation Dog Programme, aiming to become a fully certified protected species dog.

In Native animals, Partnerships Conservation dog, Kiwibank

Fluffy seabirds with a bite

Department of Conservation — 23/04/2018 — Leave a comment

Finding up to 100 intrepid seabirds on Whenua Hou as part of a highly ambitious plan to move kōrure/mottled petrel chicks to the Maungaharuru Range in the Hawke’s Bay.

In Hawke's Bay, Native animals kōrure, Kōrure Translocation, mottled petrel, Poutiri Ao ō Tanē

A DOC field team at a biodiversity monitoring site in the Molesworth.

Biodiversity on your doorstep

Department of Conservation — 20/04/2018 — Leave a comment

Thanks to our new, interactive biodiversity information tool you can explore up to date biodiversity data across public conservation land.

In Jobs at DOC, Native animals, Native plants biodiversity, data, monitoring

Fiordland Kiwi Diaries: Nest check for Pegleg and Sinbad Colby

Department of Conservation — 19/04/2018 — 3 Comments

We caught up with Tim, a ranger on the front lines of the Save Our Iconic Kiwi initiative. This is the eleventh in a series following the work he’s doing to save the Fiordland tokoeka (kiwi).

In Animal pests, Fiordland, Jobs at DOC, Kiwi, National parks, Native animals DOC ranger, Fiordland Kiwi Diaries, Fiordland National Park, Haast tokoeka, kiwi, National Parks, science

Wandering in the wild: the Kahurangi takahē

Department of Conservation — 17/04/2018 — 4 Comments

18 takahē are now roaming the tussock grasslands of Gouland Downs on the Heaphy Track. Takahē Advocacy Ranger Julie takes us behind the scenes of the recent takahē release in Kahurangi National Park.

In Great Walks, Partnerships, Takahē Gouland Downs, Heaphy Track, Kahurangi National Park, takahe, translocations

Sardine smoothies and intrepid seabirds

Department of Conservation — 14/04/2018 — 1 Comment

What do you get if you cross 100 intrepid seabirds, a 1,131-kilometre flight and a huge amount of volunteer support? A highly ambitious translocation of kōrure/mottled petrel chicks to the Maungaharuru Range.

In Hawke's Bay, Native animals kōrure, Kōrure Translocation, mottled petrel, Poutiri Ao ō Tanē

Promising future for planting by machine

Department of Conservation — 13/04/2018 — Leave a comment

An Aussie invention that could sow the seeds of native trees and shrubs directly into the ground is proving to be a successful, cost-effective, labour-saving alternative to planting.

In Native plants Burford Tree Seeder, native plants, planting, seeds

Falco – the conservation dog-in-training

Fluffy seabirds with a bite

Biodiversity on your doorstep

Fiordland Kiwi Diaries: Nest check for Pegleg and Sinbad Colby

Wandering in the wild: the Kahurangi takahē

Sardine smoothies and intrepid seabirds

Promising future for planting by machine

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