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Fiordland Kiwi Diaries: The first kiwi chick!

Department of Conservation —  05/11/2017

It’s been a busy winter at Shy Lake as we follow the southern Fiordland tokoeka through our first monitored breeding season.

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Fiordland kiwi diaries: The Shy Lake housing crisis

Department of Conservation —  18/09/2017

Our first job for the new kiwi project at Shy Lake was to get radio transmitters on enough adults that we could hope for a worthwhile sample this year in terms of survival monitoring.

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Fiordland kiwi diaries: Catching the mysterious tokoeka

Department of Conservation —  05/09/2017

Having chosen a site that would work for our study, we need to catch some adult kiwi and attach radio transmitters to their legs.

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Kerry Weston holding two rock wren caught at Lake Roe, Fiordland.

Jobs at DOC: Kerry Weston, Scientific Officer

Department of Conservation —  29/05/2015

Working high up in the mountains, Scientific Officer Kerry Weston’s research is helping to shed new light on New Zealand’s threatened alpine species

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Laura and seal.

Jobs at DOC: Laura Boren, Science Advisor

Department of Conservation —  31/10/2014

Laura Boren dances, runs, kayaks, makes jewellery, cooks Swahili, helps kids in East Africa and, at DOC, helps marine mammals by providing robust science advice. Come behind the scenes and into Laura’s world today on the blog.

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