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The do’s and don’ts of interacting with NZ’s native wildlife

Department of Conservation — 16/12/2018 — Leave a comment

If you’re here from overseas visiting our unique nature; or are from elsewhere in the country exploring your wider backyard, here are some hot tips to treat wildlife the Kiwi way.

In Native animals, Uncategorized kea, marine mammals, safety, wildlife

Banded Dotterel Nesting Season – Finding the near unfindable

Department of Conservation — 07/12/2018 — 2 Comments

“It sat down, it sat down!” This is the exclamation of an excited birder looking for banded dotterel/pohowera nests. It’s breeding season and its time figure out if our new predator cages will work to help boost nesting success.

In Native animals birds, conservation, native birds, nesting, Predator control

Fiordland Kiwi Diaries: Guest post from Shy Lake

Department of Conservation — 05/12/2018 — Leave a comment

We’re on the front lines of the Save Our Iconic Kiwi initiative. This is the sixteenth in a series following the work being done to save the Fiordland tokoeka (kiwi).

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

Fiordland Kiwi Diaries: Our second season of nest monitoring

Department of Conservation — 25/11/2018 — 4 Comments

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

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

The prospering wildlife of Whakau

Department of Conservation — 22/11/2018 — 2 Comments

Whakau or Red Mercury Island sits tantalisingly close to the mainland – yet much of what is found there is distinctly different to what is found on the nearby Coromandel peninsula. To date over 500 separate species of plants, invertebrates, reptiles and birds have been recorded here, a small number of which are unique to the Mercury Islands group.

In Islands, Native animals biodiversity, Red Mercury Island, tusked-wētā, Whakau

Sound of Science: Saving our snails

Department of Conservation — 21/11/2018 — 4 Comments

Science Advisor Kath Walker has been studying Powelliphanta snails for nearly four decades and has recently submitted her PhD on this ancient lineage of snail – an awesome achievement to someone so dedicated to these quirky creatures, which are special to some of our most rugged and wild landscapes.

In Native animals gastropods, Powelliphanta, science, Science Advisor, snails

The rediscovery of the takahē – seventy years on

Department of Conservation — 20/11/2018 — 1 Comment

November 20 marks the 70th anniversary of the rediscovery of the takehē – we take a look back at seven decades of progress, preservation and recovery.

In Fiordland, Historic, National parks, Native animals, Takahē birds, conservation, takahe, Takahe Rescue

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The do’s and don’ts of interacting with NZ’s native wildlife

Banded Dotterel Nesting Season – Finding the near unfindable

Fiordland Kiwi Diaries: Guest post from Shy Lake

Fiordland Kiwi Diaries: Our second season of nest monitoring

The prospering wildlife of Whakau

Sound of Science: Saving our snails

The rediscovery of the takahē – seventy years on

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