Archives For Native animals

What your apple core can do to our native birds

Department of Conservation —  11/02/2020 — 36 Comments

What may seem like a harmless action could be negatively impacting our native species.

You may be (unknowingly) contributing to our litter problem on public conservation land, simply because you’ve been told a sneaky lie.

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Fiordland bat Diaries – The Ettrick Burn Part 4

Department of Conservation —  08/02/2020 — 1 Comment

With two species of native bat living in Fiordland local rangers undertake monitoring in order to protect and learn more about these special little critters. In part four we join the team just before Christmas, catching up and reviewing the monitoring footage.

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Funding for 'Forest to Firth' wetland restoration

Department of Conservation —  31/01/2020 — 2 Comments

When Peter Roberts looks out from his home overlooking the Firth of Thames, he can gaze across the internationally significant wetland he and his neighbours are striving to conserve. He is the chairman of the Western Firth Catchment Group Trust, which recently received $50,000 from the DOC Community Fund.

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