Published 21 June 2011 Studying something that his children’s children may never see adds a certain urgency and poignancy to Simon Davy’s daily routine. The United Kingdom-born associate professor in Victoria’s School of Biological Sciences is New Zealand’s only active coral symbiosis physiologist. His research focus is on the symbiotic relationship between algae and invertebrates, [...]
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Keeping corals alive
Posted in climate change, conservation, environment, estuary, new zealand, nz, Victoria University, tagged (PARC), algae, coral reefs, Lord Howe Island, Marsden Fund grant, new zealand, Pacific, Victoria research team, Victoria University on June 27, 2011 |
The Nature Collection
Posted in Aotearoa, bbc, birds, botanical, conservation, ecological, extinction, National Park, nature, new zealand, nz, stephen fry, tvnz, Uncategorized, video, tagged Aotearoa, David Bellamy, Discovery Channel, NHNZ, nz on screen, NZONSCREEN, Peter Hayden, taonga on June 7, 2011 |
NZ ON SCREEN To celebrate NZ’s unique natural taonga, Peter Hayden has curated a highlights collection from three decades of NHNZ productions. Aotearoa’s landforms and its magnificent menagerie of natural oddities – birds, insects, trees like nowhere else on the planet – are showcased in 15 award-winning titles. From Discovery Channel and David Bellamy, to [...]
Let wonderfully weird kakapo die – scientist
Posted in bird, birds, conservation, Department of Conservation, doc, extinction, kakapo, new zealand, Philosophy, tagged conservation biology, Department of Conservation, doc, extinction, Forest & Bird, iwi, kakapo, new zealand, Otago University, Red List of Threatened Species on April 13, 2011 |
It might not be worth trying to save the kakapo, the critically endangered native bird that has been on the brink of extinction for decades, an Australian scientist says. Instead, resources should go into saving species that have more chance of recovering and surviving in the evolving environment. “It’s a wonderfully weird creature and it’s [...]
Forests dying as kereru numbers fall
Posted in bird, birds, Christchurch, conservation, Department of Conservation, doc, environment, karaka, kereru, new zealand, south island, Taraire, tagged Canterbury university, Conservation Department, Department of Conservation, doc, karaka, kereru, Landcare Research, new zealand, Taraire on April 2, 2011 |
Our already silent forests are dying. Scientists have proved for the first time the alarming rates of decline in regeneration of native tree species that rely on kereru, or native pigeons, to disperse seeds. In two forests, they have found regeneration has fallen by up to 84 per cent over two years. However, they fear [...]
Baby Tuatara Hatches on Matiu/Somes Island
Posted in Aotearoa, conservation, Department of Conservation, doc, environment, extinction, island, lizard, Matiu/Somes Island, nature, new zealand, new zealand tourism, tuatara, Uncategorized, upper hutt, wellington, wildlife, tagged Department of Conservation, doc, Matiu/Somes Island, new zealand tourism, tuatara, Victoria University, wellington on January 28, 2010 |
Thursday, 28 January 2010, 11:12 am Press Release: Department of Conservation A photograph taken of a baby tuatara on Wellington Harbour’s Matiu/Somes Island this month has confirmed for the first time that the rare reptiles are hatching on the island. The juvenile, just a few months old and about 8cm long, was spotted by Harriot [...]
Crimson Christmases to come
Posted in botanical, conservation, environment, tagged Coromandel, eco, Environment Waikato, new zealand, Ornithological Society of New Zealand, pohutukawa, possums, Project Crimson, rata, regeneration, regional council, seedlings, Waikato on December 23, 2009 |
A thousand pohutukawa trees are being made available for planting on the Coromandel as part of efforts to get more of the iconic New Zealand trees flowering on the peninsula. Regional council Environment Waikato and the Project Crimson Trust are partnering up for the project which will see the 1000 pohutukawa distributed to Coromandel landowners [...]
New Zealand seeking a world heritage night sky reserve for Tekapo Aoraki-Mt Cook.
Posted in Aotearoa, conservation, environment, Inspiration, new zealand, nz, south island, tagged Aoraki-Mt Cook, astro-tourism, conservation, eco-tourism, International Year of Astronomy, kiwi bird, Lake Tekapo, Mt Cook, Mt John, nature, new zealand, nz, starlight reserve, Tekapo, Tekapo Aoraki-Mt Cook, tourism, UNESCO, wildernesses, world heritage on December 21, 2009 |
2010 – pivotal in seeking to secure world night sky reserve for New Zealand Next year is pivotal to the success of New Zealand seeking a world heritage night sky reserve for Tekapo Aoraki-Mt Cook A UNESCO World Heritage meeting in Brasilia in June will be crucial to New Zealand’s chances, leader of the Working [...]
Top predator makes spectacular return to capitalHutt Vally
Posted in conservation, ecological, environment, extinction, Falcon, island, karori sanctuary, nature, new zealand, new zealand tourism, upper hutt, wellington, tagged black backed gulls, ducks, Eastbourne, eco-sanctuary, Falcon, fledgings, Hutt Valley, Karori, kereru, new zealand, New Zealand falcons, new zealand tourism, restoration, wellington, Zealandia on December 21, 2009 |
Scoop: Top predator makes spectacular return to capital Photo by Tom Lynch, ZEALANDIA/Karori Sanctuary Trust. Click to enlarge Press Release: Zealandia New Zealand’s top predator makes spectacular return to the capital Conservation staff at the groundbreaking ZEALANDIA eco-sanctuary in Wellington believe they have found the first New Zealand falcons to have hatched in the city since the species disappeared as [...]
First kaka chick of breeding season banded
Posted in Aotearoa, bird, birds, chick, conservation, environment, extinction, kaka, karori sanctuary, nature, new zealand, nz, wellington, tagged Yellow Mauve Lime on December 5, 2009 |
First kaka chick of breeding season banded | Stuff.co.nz ROBERT KITCHIN/ The Dominion Post Just minutes out of the nest and the terrified chick found himself having two feathers pulled out, a microchip inserted and numerous measurements taken. Yellow Mauve Lime, named after his leg band colours, was the first kaka chick of this year’s [...]
NZ On Screen, The Nature Collection
Posted in Abel Tasman National Park, Albatross, Aotearoa, Auckland, bbc, bellbird, bird, birds, conservation, Department of Conservation, doc, Dunedin, environment, extinction, fiordland, gecko, glow-worms, Haast Pass, hihi, huia, kaka, Kapiti Island, kiwi, Little spotted kiwi, maori, moa, morepork, National Park, nature, new zealand, nz, Photography, Saddleback, tvnz, video, wellington, wildlife on October 13, 2009 |
NZ Nature on screen To celebrate NZ’s unique natural taonga, Peter Hayden has curated a highlights collection from three decades of NHNZ productions. Aotearoa’s landforms and its magnificent menagerie of natural oddities – birds, insects, trees like nowhere else on the planet – are showcased in 15 award-winning titles. From Discovery Channel and David Bellamy, [...]
Sirocco the kakapo an online phenomenon
Posted in Aotearoa, bbc, bird, birds, chick, Codfish Island, conservation, Department of Conservation, doc, extinction, island, kakapo, National Park, nature, new zealand, scoop, sponsorship, stephen fry, sustainability, Uncategorized, video, wildlife on October 9, 2009 |
07 October 2009 This week’s screening of the BBC’s “Last Chance to See” programme featuring New Zealand’s own conservation ambassador Sirocco the kākāpō, has catapulted kākāpō recovery into the international spotlight. Department of Conservation staff have been amazed by the response that viewers of the “Last Chance to See” programme, starring Stephen Fry and Mark [...]
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 [...]
First tuatara nest found in 200 years
Posted in conservation, environment, extinction, island, karori sanctuary, nature, new zealand, nz, tuatara, wellington, wildlife on November 12, 2008 |
First tuatara nest found in 200 years – 01 Nov 2008 – NZ Herald: New Zealand and International environment and global warming news The first confirmed tuatara nest in over 200 years on mainland New Zealand has been discovered at the Karori Sanctuary in Wellington. Sanctuary staff uncovered the four ping-pong-ball-sized leathery white eggs yesterday [...]
Longer breeding season provides new hope for the kiwi
Posted in bird, birds, chick, conservation, environment, extinction, global warming, kiwi, new zealand, nz, tv3, video, wildlife, zoo on September 18, 2008 |
It might be down to global warming or just a couple of shorter winters on the trot, but whatever the reason, the kiwi breeding season is getting longer – the kiwi bird that is. That is good news for those working to ensure the survival of the North Island brown kiwi as Ali Ikram found [...]
Dinosaur Descendant Reptile Loves Sex Again; Henry the Tuatara Becomes Dad at 111 Years of Age! : EcoWorldly
Posted in conservation, environment, island, lizard, nature, new zealand, nz, tuatara, wildlands philanthropy on August 18, 2008 |
Henry the Tuatara, has suddenly regained his sexual vigor, and scientists in a New Zealand zoo are excited that he is becoming a dad, after nearly 40 boring years living a life of an eunuch. Science world is also excited with Henry’s newly acquired fame, largely because his family is ‘ancient’, even pre-dating evolution of [...]
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