Posted in island on December 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Brian Rudman: Let’s get rid of the critters (the furry variety) before it’s too late – 17 Dec 2007 – NZ Herald: New Zealand and International Environment New
Wouldn’t it be great if the Department of Conservation got a little more enthusiastic about the national park around which the vast majority of its taxpaying funders live. [...]
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Posted in 12296 on December 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Robins make a comeback at Cape Kidnappers – 06 Dec 2007 – NZ Herald: New Zealand and International Environment News
Staff at the Cape Kidnappers and Ocean Beach Wildlife Preserve are celebrating a milestone – the breeding of North Island robins re-introduced to the peninsula this year.
Seven months after the release of 35 of the tiny [...]
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Posted in Aotearoa, Auckland, Department of Conservation, Inspiration, bird, birds, conservation, doc, environment, extinction, island, new zealand, nz, storm petrel, wildlife on December 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Scoop: ‘Extinct’ sea bird once again caught
‘Extinct’ sea bird once again caught in the Hauraki Gulf
The once presumed extinct New Zealand storm petrel has again been recently captured in the Hauraki Gulf but its breeding site remains a mystery.
A team including Department of Conservation staff and scientists, funded jointly by DOC and a grant from [...]
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