We celebrate the hatch-day for every takahē on 1 October. This year, we’re doing things a little differently when it comes to counting our flightless feathered friends.
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The 27th of March 2023 marks 250 years since Captain Cook sailed Resolution into Tamatea/Dusky Sound. DOC recently revisited the site to gather information for future improvements.
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In the world of conservation, species management at a population level is very different to that at an individual level — especially when it comes to our beloved alpine parrots and their notorious curiosity. This is a deep dive into our programme of work for kea and the evidence-based decision making that sits within it.
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New Zealand’s climate is changing, with this year alone providing various climate related challenges for DOC, as well as opportunities to test our adaption and resilience.
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We catch-up with our Fiordland Bat Diaries team as they hunt for a new short-tailed bat colony, in the remote Murchison Mountains. In part three the team sets transmitters on the bats and sets up cameras to monitor bats roosting sites.
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