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13 July 2009
Continued success in the protection of a rare native bird species is being recorded in the Hunua Ranges Regional Park.
With around 750 pairs of kokako left in the North Island, the number of breeding pairs and young produced in the Hunua Ranges Kokako Management Area (KMA) has the potential to [...]
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Kokako population on the rise in the Hunua Ranges
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Giant Moa Rebuilt Using Ancient DNA From Prehistoric Feathers
Posted in bird on July 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Giant Moa Rebuilt Using Ancient DNA From Prehistoric Feathers
ScienceDaily (June 30, 2009) — Scientists have performed the first DNA-based reconstruction of the giant extinct moa bird, using prehistoric feathers recovered from caves and rock shelters in New Zealand.
Researchers from the University of Adelaide and Landcare Research in New Zealand have identified four different moa [...]
How do we pay to save our ecological treasures?
Posted in sponsorship on July 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
How do we pay to save our ecological treasures? | Stuff.co.nz
photo by Phil Brown
Wellingtonians know how the Karori sanctuary has transformed their city. Sightings of species such as kaka, which would have been worthy of a press report 20 years ago, have become almost ordinary.
Apart from a handful of dedicated grumblers disturbed by the [...]




