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Record numbers of rare Whangamarino orchid allows new research

Department of Conservation —  26/05/2021

Controlled burning success means numbers of the nationally critical swamp helmet orchid (Corybas carsei) are well above the target to start research.

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World Wetlands Day: Restoring Lake Whangape

Department of Conservation —  02/02/2020

How do we turn more than 50 years of degradation around and restore a huge murky weed-infested lake to its glory days? A good question to ponder on World Wetlands Day.

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World Wetlands Day 2019: Bitterns without borders

Department of Conservation —  02/02/2019

For World Wetlands Day, we’re taking a look a the matuku/Australasian bittern which is a potential indicator of wetland health.

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Waituna Lagoon.

Protecting and restoring the world’s precious wetlands

Department of Conservation —  04/04/2018

Our wetlands act like the kidneys of the earth, they are also home to unique wildlife and plants. The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands is an international treaty focusing on the conservation of our wetlands.

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Bittern chicks at Tiwai spit in 2017.

The bittern/matuku: A national wetland treasure

Department of Conservation —  02/02/2018

It’s World Wetlands Day. Jack van Hal takes us behind the scenes of a research programme underway to learn more about the conservation needs of the Australasian bittern/matuku. 

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