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 [...]
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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 |
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 [...]
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 [...]
Match-making on Mana Island
Posted in bird, birds, conservation, Department of Conservation, doc, ecological, environment, extinction, island, mana, nature, new zealand, nz, takahe, wellington, wildlife on July 11, 2008 |
A blind date with one of six eligible bachelors awaits a young female takahe when she is released onto Mana Island today. The seven-month-old bird, named Moa, will be paired with a single male on the island in the hope that they’ll eventually breed. Moa became sick early last week and was airlifted from her [...]
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 [...]
Endangered Species Highlighted in Tourism Report
Posted in Aotearoa, conservation, dolphin, ecological, environment, extinction, Hector's, Maui's, nature, new zealand, nz, South Island Hector's, wildernesses, wildlife, world on March 26, 2008 |
Scoop: Endangered Species Highlighted in Tourism Report Click to enlarge 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 [...]
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 [...]
$35m plan to rid island of rats and feral cats
Posted in cat, conservation, Department of Conservation, doc, ecological, environment, Inspiration, island, kakapo, kokako, mohua, nature, new zealand, nz, possum, rat, Saddleback, Stewart Island, 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 [...]
‘Extinct’ sea bird once again caught
Posted in Aotearoa, Auckland, bird, birds, conservation, Department of Conservation, doc, environment, extinction, Inspiration, island, new zealand, nz, storm petrel, wildlife on December 1, 2007 |
Scoop: ‘Extinct’ sea bird once again caught ‘Extinct’ sea bird once again caught in the Hauraki Gulf The once presumed extinct New Zealand storm petrel has again been recently captured in the Hauraki Gulf but its breeding site remains a mystery. A team including Department of Conservation staff and scientists, funded jointly by DOC and [...]
New reserve opens at Catlins
Posted in bird, birds, cat, conservation, Department of Conservation, doc, Dunedin, ecological, environment, extinction, Inspiration, island, new zealand, nz, Penguin, south island, trust, tv3, video, wildlife, Yellow-eyed Penguin on November 28, 2007 |
TV3 > Video – Browse All > Weather/Environment Video The country’s newest public reserve has opened on the Catlins coast, to provide a safe haven for the endangered Yellow-eyed penguin. The Department of Conservation has teamed up with a community trust to create a long strip of protected coastline, about two hours south of Dunedin. [...]
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 [...]
130 tuatara find sanctuary
Posted in Aotearoa, conservation, environment, extinction, island, karori sanctuary, maori, new zealand, nz, Stephens Island, tuatara, video, wellington, wildlife on October 22, 2007 |
click on image for the dompost.co.nz video larger lmage One hundred and thirty tuatara have been freed into the Karori Wildlife Sanctuary in a continued effort to establish a mainland population. A team of scientists spent five days on Stephens Island in the Marlborough Sounds last week catching the tuatara. Conservation scientist Raewyn Empson said [...]
The magnificent mudfish
Posted in Christchurch, conservation, Department of Conservation, doc, extinction, mudfish, nature, new zealand, nz, sustainability, tv3, video, wildlife on October 17, 2007 |
Click here for the tv3 video In 1924 a north Canterbury farmer discovered a new species of fish – not an amazing feat in itself, except this fish doesn’t need water to survive Today, the town of Oxford made the critically endangered fish a local hero in an effort to save it. The endangered Canterbury [...]
Vodafone gets in behind the Yellow-eyed Penguins
Posted in bird, birds, conservation, Dunedin, ecological, Inspiration, nature, new zealand, Penguin, south island, sponsorship, sustainability, trust, wildlife, Yellow-eyed Penguin on October 10, 2007 |
Scoop: Vodafone gets in behind the Yellow-eyed Penguins Vodafone and Run The Red are excited to announce Donatelive! a new service which is the first of its kind in New Zealand. The service enables customers with Vodafone live! capable handsets to donate to the Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust. Users can donate $3, $5 or $9 and [...]
New Zealand albatross making massive flights
Posted in Albatross, Aotearoa, bird, birds, chick, conservation, Department of Conservation, doc, ecological, extinction, Inspiration, new zealand, travel, wildlife, world on October 10, 2007 |
New Zealand albatross making massive flights – New Zealand news on Stuff.co.nz Three New Zealand birds are enjoying their big OE and are not expected back for years. The three northern royal albatross are being monitored as part of a Massey University PhD student’s research into their behaviour. Conservation Minister Chris Carter said a chick [...]
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