Archives For Native animals

Photo of the week: Royal cam albatross chick and parent

Department of Conservation —  23/05/2017 — 1 Comment

The royal cam albatross chick needs a name! Tell us what you think the chick should be called for a chance to win a trip to visit him or her.

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Monitoring Maruia Valley’s long-tailed bats

Department of Conservation —  19/05/2017 — 1 Comment

Each January and February, a team from the Māwhera/Greymouth office monitors long-tailed bats in the Maruia Valley.

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Jamie and Quirky the kiwi

Department of Conservation —  17/05/2017 — 2 Comments

The Whinray Ecological Charitable Trust has recognised ranger Jamie Quirk’s dedication to conservation by naming Motu’s newest kiwi after him.

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Photo of the week: Orange-fronted parakeet/kākāriki karaka

Department of Conservation —  02/05/2017 — 3 Comments

Today’s photo is of a critically endangered orange-fronted parakeet/kākāriki karaka, the rarest of our native parakeet species.

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Photo of the week: Mottled petrel/kōrure chick

Department of Conservation —  12/04/2017 — 1 Comment

Today’s photo is of a mottled petrel/kōrure chick on Whenua Hou/Codfish Island off the southern coast of New Zealand.

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A day in the life of a ranger: Searching for yellow-eyed penguins on Banks Peninsula

Department of Conservation —  28/03/2017 — 1 Comment

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be a DOC ranger? We got in touch with Tom MacTavish, the ranger in Akaroa, and asked him to tell us about his day.

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10 things you may not know about whio

Department of Conservation —  24/03/2017 — 5 Comments

Liz Carlson, of the popular travel blog Young Adventuress, shares 10 things you may not know about our endangered blue duck for Whio Awareness Month.

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