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Takoketai/black petrel survival a story of hope

Department of Conservation — 01/06/2018

Two weeks in dense Great Barrier Island forest isn’t everyone’s thing, but for the nationally vulnerable seabird, the takoketai/black petrel, this is where they hang out to breed. This is also where Sir Peter Blake-DOC Ambassador James Ranstead is studying them.

In Auckland, Islands Birds, Black Petrel, conservation, Great Barrier Island

Bird counting in the Landsborough valley

Department of Conservation — 28/05/2018

For 20 years our ‘bird counters’ have been flying into the remote Landsborough valley in South Westland to monitor the effects of sustained predator control on bird life. This work has contributed to a long-term picture of the health of the bird community in Landsborough Valley that includes more than a dozen native species.

In Animal pests, Predator Free New Zealand, West Coast Biodiversity, Birds, conservation, mohua, Pest control, Predator Free 2050, volunteering, West Coast

Checking in with Kahurangi National Park’s newest residents

Department of Conservation — 10/05/2018

It’s now over six weeks since the first 18 takahē took flight (so to speak) to their new home in Kahurangi National Park. Takahē Advocacy Ranger Julie Harvey updates us on the birds progress in their new home.