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Great white butterfly eradication team.

Photo of the week: Great white butterfly eradication

Department of Conservation —  30/11/2016

Last week it was announced that the great white butterfly pest had been successfully eradicated from the Nelson Tasman area.

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Female great white butterfly. Photo: S Sepp.

Searches to confirm pest butterfly eradicated

Department of Conservation —  14/03/2016

No great white butterfly detections for more than 14 months in Nelson Tasman is a promising sign, but the search for this pest continues.

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Tramping in Abel Tasman National Park.

Jobs at DOC: Kahurangi Cronin, Butterfly Ranger

Department of Conservation —  12/06/2015

DOC Ranger Kahurangi Cronin shares her experiences as an expert butterfly hunter based in Nelson.

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DOC's Mitch Bartlett on Bollons Island.

Mouse free island in the Antipodes

Department of Conservation —  27/01/2015

Good news for the Million Dollar Mouse project, with Bollons Island, the second largest island of the Antipodes group, declared mouse free.

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Stephen Horn on Antipodes Island, looking north towards Bollons Island. Photo: J.Ware.

Jobs at DOC: Stephen Horn, Senior Ranger, Antipodes Island Mouse Eradication

Department of Conservation —  21/11/2014

Restoring globally important conservation sites is just one of Ranger Stephen Horn’s skills. Add climbing mountains, candling kākāpō eggs, and collecting tortured bonsai trees… and we’ve got a man worth reading about!

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