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Sacred waters: Protecting the world’s clearest alpine lake from a microscopic threat

Department of Conservation —  05/12/2022 — Leave a comment

A DOC and iwi initiative in Nelson Lakes National Park is helping protect an alpine lake from a new environmental challenge.

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River Rangers – restoring our key waterways

Department of Conservation —  30/07/2022

This Sunday marks World Ranger Day. To celebrate meet our new River Rangers tasked with restoring key waterways in Aotearoa as part of the Ngā Awa river restoration programme.

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The secret life of freshwater snails

Department of Conservation —  24/02/2022

Freshwater snails are little-known and rather mysterious creatures, but there are 69 native species in New Zealand and they play an important ecological role.

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