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Hide your snacks: Litter and our birds

Department of Conservation —  16/01/2024

Protecting New Zealand’s native species can be as simple as putting that apple core in your backpack.

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What a load of rubbish

Department of Conservation —  29/12/2023

Discarded rubbish is becoming an increasing issue, that impacts our special places and species.

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Our Operation Tidy Fox Adventure

Department of Conservation —  23/07/2019

This is a guest blog by Genevieve Long, who recently volunteered at Operation Tidy Fox. She documented her experiences and shared it with us, in the hope of encouraging people to make the same decision and help clean up the Fox River.

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When we see litterbugs

Department of Conservation —  22/01/2019

The majority of New Zealanders and visitors know that it’s not acceptable to create litter in New Zealand, and especially not in nature. But what should we do when we see others do it?

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Volunteers and DOC staff clear a fishing net from the Fiordland coast. Photo: Shirley Whyte ©.

Photo of the week: Volunteers clean up the Fiordland coast

Department of Conservation —  24/06/2015

Volunteers and DOC staff took part in the Fiordland Coastal Cleanup in early June, removing tonnes of rubbish including fishing nets, soccer balls and a pistol.

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