Archive for June 24th, 2011
Stephen Fry: ‘You are being shagged by a rare parrot’
Posted in bbc, bird, Codfish Island, Department of Conservation, doc, Inspiration, kakapo, new zealand, parrot, stephen fry, video, tagged BBC, extinction, kakapo, last Chance to See, parrot, shagged by a rare parrot, Sirocco, Stephen Fry, utube, youtube, zoologist on June 24, 2011 |
The right time for southern right whales
Posted in Department of Conservation, doc, new zealand, southern right whales, whale, tagged Auckland University, Dog Islands, Gisborne, migration, Otago University, Ruapuke Island, southern right whales, Southland, Subantarctic Islands, whales, Whareongaonga, Will Rayment, Young Nick's Head on June 24, 2011 |
Press Release: Department of Conservation The Department of Conservation is calling on the public to take photos and report any sightings of southern right whales along the New Zealand coastline. Photos collected through public sightings are being used to support the Otago University research looking at photo identification and the movement patterns of these whales. [...]
Zealandia no sanctuary for kakariki
Posted in Falcon, island, kakariki, Kapiti Island, Karearea, sanctuary, wellington, Zealandia, tagged Falcon, kakariki, Kapiti Island, Karearea, new zealand, predator, red crowned kakariki, sanctuary, wellington, Zealandia on June 24, 2011 |
Rare kakariki have fallen prey to falcons at wildlife sanctuary Zealandia. Conservation manager Raewyn Empson said staff believed there was just one pair of native falcons at the sanctuary, but they were believed to be responsible for attacks on two kakariki. New Zealand falcons are rarer than kiwi, and can catch prey while flying – [...]




