Kiwi recovery programmes are proving their worth even though the national population of the threatened bird continues to decline, Conservation Department science officer Rogan Colbourne says. Mr Colbourne has been part of the BNZ Operation Nest Egg scheme. The Hawke’s Bay group released its 100th young North Island brown kiwi into the Kaweka Ranges on [...]
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Recovery programmes slow kiwi’s decline
Posted in Aotearoa, bird, bush, Department of Conservation, doc, extinction, Hawke’s Bay, kiwi, Little spotted kiwi, new zealand, nz, Possums, trees, wairarapa, tagged Department of Conservation, Hawke’s Bay, Kawekas, kiwi, Kiwi recovery, new zealand, Okarito, Outdoor Education Trust, Parauri, possums on April 2, 2011 |
Giant eagle ruled New Zealand skies
Posted in bird, birds, bush, Christchurch, conservation, extinction, Haast's eagle, moa, new zealand, video on September 12, 2009 |
A new study shows that New Zealand’s giant – and now extinct – Haast’s eagle ruled the skies until 500 years ago, swooping down on moa. Scientists have known about the existence of Haast’s eagle since 1871 based on excavated bones, including bones carved by early Maori, but their behaviour was not entirely clear. Because [...]
Native birds feel no fear when facing foes
Posted in bush, cat, conservation, extinction, morepork, nature, new zealand, Norway rat, rat, wellington on December 19, 2008 |
Scoop: Native birds feel no fear when facing foes Click to enlarge Sarah Whitwell with the stuffed stoat and morepork she has been using to test fear responses of the North Island robin. Endangered native birds are at risk of losing their instinct to recognise and flee mammalian enemies when moved between predator-free and predator-filled [...]
On the lookout for lizards
Posted in Aotearoa, bush, cat, conservation, Department of Conservation, doc, environment, extinction, gecko, island, karori sanctuary, lizard, Matiu/Somes Island, nature, new zealand, nz, rat, skink, wellington, wildlife on November 12, 2008 |
Scoop: On the lookout for lizards Click to enlarge Conservation staff on the DOC Poneke area-managed Matiu/Somes Island in Wellington Harbour are preparing for an exciting arrival on Friday’s 10 am ferry sailing. 15 rare Wellington green geckos, seven of which have spent the last twelve months on ‘sabbatical’ at the city’s Karori Sanctuary, are [...]
Tui to flourish after crackdown on pests
Posted in bird, birds, bush, hamilton, new zealand, possum, rat, regional council, tui on November 12, 2008 |
Tui to flourish after crackdown on pests – New Zealand news on Stuff.co.nz A big jump in the number of tui visiting Hamilton is predicted next year as the impact of a successful breeding project kicks in. Environment Waikato expects a bumper tui breeding season at its Hamilton Halo project sites this spring, thanks to [...]
Rat scare at island sanctuary averted by four-legged hero
Posted in Aotearoa, Auckland, bird, birds, bush, conservation, Department of Conservation, doc, environment, extinction, island, Motuihe Island, nature, new zealand, rat, trees, tv3, Uncategorized, video, wildernesses, wildlife on May 1, 2008 |
TV3 > News > Weather/Environment News > Story > Rat scare at island sanctuary averted by four-legged hero An island sanctuary for rare birds has been at the centre of a pest scare today. Motuihe Island in Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf has been rat-free for 15 years, but yesterday paw prints were found at several spots [...]
Birds moved to new pest free home
Posted in Aotearoa, birds, bush, conservation, Department of Conservation, doc, Doubtful Sound, ecological, environment, extinction, fiordland, island, Kakaruai, National Park, nature, new zealand, nz, Saddleback, Secretary Island, South Island Robin, Uncategorized, wildlife on March 26, 2008 |
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 [...]
Iconic weta being relocated into central Christchurch
Posted in birds, bush, Christchurch, ecological, environment, kahikatea, lizard, nature, new zealand, south island, tv3, video, weta, wildlife, zoo on March 17, 2008 |
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 [...]
Kiwi sanctuary helping against extinction
Posted in Aotearoa, Auckland, bird, birds, bush, chick, ecological, extinction, island, kiwi, nature, new zealand, nz, sustainability, tv3, video, wildlife on November 19, 2007 |
TV3 > News > Weather/Environment News > Story > Kiwi sanctuary helping against extinction They have been nothing more than a distant memory in the Auckland region for more than half a century, but now, kiwis are set to make a return. Forty of the birds have been transported to the Tawharanui sanctuary from an [...]
Long Gully control programme to protect native birds and bush
Posted in birds, bush, ecological, environment, karori sanctuary, nature, new zealand, nz, possum, rat, sustainability, trees, wellington, wildlife, wrc on October 3, 2007 |
Greater Wellington – Long Gully control programme to protect native birds and bush Native birds and bush in Long Gully, near the Karori Wildlife Sanctuary, will benefit from a possum and rat control operation which begins on Monday 8 October 2007. The operation is part of an ongoing programme to keep possum and rat numbers [...]
Rare bats landing at Auckland Zoo
Posted in Aotearoa, Auckland, bat, bush, conservation, Department of Conservation, doc, ecological, environment, extinction, island, Kapiti Island, maori, Mount Bruce, nature, new zealand, nz, short-tailed bats, wairarapa on September 28, 2007 |
Scoop: Rare bats landing at Auckland Zoo click on the Image by Peter Schouten for more on the short-tailed bat The Department of Conservation (DOC), Auckland Zoo, and iwi, Kahungunu ki Wairarapa and Rangitane o Wairarapa, are hopeful that the bats will successfully breed to assist the recovery plan for this genetically unique group. The [...]
Rare kiwi thriving on Tiritiri Matangi
Posted in Aotearoa, Auckland, bird, birds, bush, conservation, doc, environment, island, kiwi, Little spotted kiwi, nature, new zealand, Norway rat, nz, Tiritiri Matangi, travel, wildlife on September 20, 2007 |
Rare kiwi thriving on Tiritiri Matangi: Media releases Little spotted kiwi have more than doubled in number on their Hauraki Gulf island home in the last five years, according to the results of a recent Department of Conservation survey. The population of kiwi on Tiritiri Matangi has grown to more than 60 (estimated at 60-80 [...]
DOC takes kiwi threat seriously
Posted in bird, birds, bush, conservation, doc, ecological, environment, kiwi, life, nature, new zealand, nz, taupo, Tongariro, trees, tvnz, video, wildernesses, wildlife on September 14, 2007 |
DOC takes kiwi threat seriously (01:52) | Video | tvnz.co.nz click on image for video
Forest understory takes off
Posted in broad leaf, bush, climate change, conservation, environment, five finger, fungi, life, nature, new zealand, river, riverstone, sustainability, trees, Uncategorized, upper hutt, valley, wellington, whakatikei, whakatikei river valley restoration on September 2, 2007 |
Whakatikei Restoration project click on images for larger ( phone camera ) versions Five finger of various variety , plus many of the broad leaf plants and smaller trees, have very much made a strong comeback, with not only seedlings quite thick on the bush floor in many places, but with many of the third [...]
Honda Tree Fund Community Planting Day
Posted in botanical, bush, climate change, conservation, ecological, environment, global warming, honda, Inspiration, life, nature, new zealand, nz, sustainability, tree fund, trees, wellington, wildernesses, wildlife, world on August 31, 2007 |
Greater Wellington – Mauriceville community planting day Mauriceville village will be further enhanced next month with the planting of native trees and shrubs during a HondaTree Fund Community Planting Day. The HondaTree Fund has provided the funding to purchase 300 trees and shrubs for this year’s event along with mulch and fertiliser. The event has [...]
Rural living field day
Posted in botanical, bush, conservation, doc, environment, life, new zealand, sustainability, trees, wellington, wetland, Wetlands on August 21, 2007 |
Greater Wellington – Rural living field day 20 August 2007 Greater Wellington Regional Council, AgResearch and Wellington City Council are hosting a rural living field day in Ohariu Valley for anyone interested in developing their rural lifestyle block. Learn about landscape design, including what to plant, where and why and you can also take home [...]
Science Supports Forest Regeneration
Posted in bellbird, birds, bush, climate change, conservation, ecological, environment, kereru, kiwi, maori, matai, new zealand, rimu, sustainability, Tongariro, trees, wildernesses, wildlife on August 10, 2007 |
Scientific research being carried out in the Ngāi Tūhoe forests in the central North Island is delivering valuable knowledge about indigenous forest ecosystems and giving Maori landowners tools to restore and preserve their native forest resource. Over the past four years, Landcare Research scientists have been working with the Tuawhenua Trust, to investigate why [...]
Lifetime’s Work Wins Top Book Award
Posted in botanical, bush, conifers, conservation, ecological, environment, fungi, life, mushroom, new zealand, nz, Photography, Tongariro, travel, trees, wetland, Wetlands, wildernesses, wildlife on August 2, 2007 |
Eagle’s Complete Trees and Shrubs of New Zealand, a book that took author and painter, Audrey Eagle more than 50 years to complete, is the winner of the 2007 Montana Medal for non fiction. The two-volume work contains more than 800 hand painted plates; images of every single New Zealand tree and shrub, some of [...]
Karori Sanctuary, tour by torchlight
Posted in bat, bird, birds, botanical, bush, conservation, ecological, environment, glow-worms, karori sanctuary, kiwi, morepork, mouse, nature, new zealand, trees, tuatara, weka, wellington, weta, wildlife on July 17, 2007 |
Spotting ‘little spots’ on Wellington’s wildest night out Wellington’s wildest night out just got even better! Throughout July and August, we are running a special two-for-one deal on our unique nocturnal tours. Conditions apply. Take a tour by torchlight through New Zealand’s native forest at night. Your guide will help you to spot morepork, tuatara, [...]
Research looks at native trees, carbon emissions
Posted in botanical, bush, climate change, ecological, environment, global warming, mushroom, nature, new zealand, nz, sustainability, wildernesses, world on June 22, 2007 |
Scoop: Research looks at native trees, carbon emissions rimu and miro in the whakatikei river valley Are our native trees adding to or reducing New Zealand’s carbon emissions? That’s the question Rotorua scientists are hoping to answer with one of their current research projects. Two projects investigating native trees and carbon emissions are underway at [...]
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