Posted in takahe on March 31, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Plague of stoats decimating takahe numbers | NATIONAL | NEWS | tvnz.co.nz
A plague of stoats is decimating the wild population of one of New Zealand’s rarest birds and a new plan has been formulated to save them from extinction.
Scores of the native takahe have been wiped out by feral stoats and Phil Tisch from [...]
Posted in Aotearoa, Department of Conservation, Doubtful Sound, Kakaruai, National Park, Saddleback, Secretary Island, South Island Robin, birds, bush, conservation, doc, ecological, environment, extinction, fiordland, island, nature, new zealand, nz, wildlife on March 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Birds moved to new pest free home | NATIONAL | NEWS | tvnz.co.nz
Thirty threatened Kakaruai birds have been successfully transferred to New Zealand’s newest sanctuary.
Secretary Island, a 8,000 hectare island at the western end of Doubtful Sound in the Fiordland National Park, will be the new home to the Kaharuai, or South Island Robin.
“It’s fantastic, [...]
Posted in Aotearoa, Hector's, Maui's, South Island Hector's, conservation, dolphin, ecological, environment, extinction, nature, new zealand, nz, wildernesses, wildlife, world on March 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Scoop: Endangered Species Highlighted in Tourism Report
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New Zealand has received the worst possible ranking, last amongst 130 countries, for its protection of threatened species, according to the World Economic Forum’s latest Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report (T&TCR)
Care for the Wild International chief executive, Dr Barbara Maas, who is currently in New Zealand, says, [...]
Posted in Christchurch, birds, bush, ecological, environment, kahikatea, lizard, nature, new zealand, south island, tv3, video, weta, wildlife, zoo on March 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
TV3 > News > Weather/Environment News > Story > Iconic weta being relocated into central Christchurch
They are not the prettiest in the insect kingdom but weta are an iconic New Zealand species – and they are going places.
Tree weta are being collected on Banks Pensinsula as part of a project to move them back into [...]
Posted in Department of Conservation, Inspiration, Saddleback, Stewart Island, cat, conservation, doc, ecological, environment, island, kakapo, kokako, mohua, nature, new zealand, nz, possum, rat, teal, trust, video, wildlife on March 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »
$35m plan to rid island of rats and feral cats – 11 Mar 2008 – NZ Herald: New Zealand and International environment and global warming news
oil painting of South island Tomtit by Peter Jean Caley
Stewart Island interests are considering an ambitious $35 million proposal to eradicate rats, wild cats and possums from the island.
The [...]
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