Posted in birds, climate change, conservation, ecological, environment, fiordland, global warming, life, nature, new zealand, nz, sustainability, takahe, wildernesses, wildlife on May 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Scoop: Takahe leave island for mountain homeland
The flightless takahe, the largest living member of the rail family, was rediscovered in the Murchison Mountains in 1948. DOC’s work to recover the species has been focussed on establishing self-sustaining populations in Fiordland and on predator-free islands. Since the late 1980s DOC has been managing takahe [...]
Posted in Hector's, Maui's, South Island Hector's, conservation, doc, ecological, environment, life, nature, new zealand, nz, sustainability, wildlife on May 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Scoop: Two Dead Baby Dolphins in One Week
Two baby dolphins have been found washed up dead in the space of a week, including one critically endangered Maui’s dolphin.
With only around a hundred North Island Hector’s or Maui’s dolphins left in the world, any deaths are of great concern, said Department of Conservation marine mammal advisor, [...]
Posted in Inspiration, bee, climate change, conservation, ecological, environment, life, nature, sustainability, trees, world on May 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Organic Bees Surviving Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) » Celsias
I know this won’t come as a surprise to many of our readers, nor to the many organic beekeepers that have been commenting on our posts, but there have been several reports of organic bee colonies surviving where the ‘industrial’ bee colonies are collapsing. Here is the [...]
Posted in climate change, conifers, conservation, ecological, environment, nature, new zealand, sustainability, trees on May 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Scoop: Time for action on troublesome trees
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Wilding conifers are increasingly a scourge on the landscape. Now for the first time, all agencies and land managers concerned about the pest trees have banded together, forming a group to research the extent of the problem, and how best to deal with it.
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Posted in birds, bush, conservation, ecological, environment, life, nature, new zealand, sustainability, trees, wellington, wetland, whakatikei river valley restoration, wildlife on May 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
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Posted in Inspiration, Photography, cat, climate change, conservation, doc, environment, gecko, life, lizard, nature, new zealand, skink, wellington on May 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Scoop: Matiu/Somes Island a resort for ‘lounge lizards’
Reptiles being rescued from the perils of city life to enjoy the tranquillity of Matiu/Somes Island are to be outfitted in the style of lounge lizards sporting “ipods”.
Green geckos rescued from the clutches of urban cats or raised in captivity, will be fitted out with tiny green “lounging” [...]
Posted in Photography, bush, conservation, ecological, environment, fungi, mushroom, nature, new zealand, nz, wairarapa, wellington on May 3, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Scoop: Fungi Hunters in the Wairarapa
Autumn is the best time to hunt for fungi, a From the 6th to 12th May, about 50 fungi enthusiasts will focus their attention on fungi thriving on the forest floor. These fungi fulfil vital ecological roles, such as breaking down wood and leaves and forming beneficial partnerships with trees.
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