What inspires the inspiring? We asked 5 women making big strides in conservation
Longlife lures. Burrowing birds. Cute kākāpō cartoons. What do all these things have in common? Amazing wāhine who are forwarding the predator free goal.
IWD2022: kākāpō cartooning with Sarah Little
Self-confessed bird nerd Sarah Little spends most days caring for kākāpo. She’s a ranger out on Whenua Hou protecting our rare kākāpō from extinction.
IWD2022: teaching about our taonga with Estelle Pura Pera-Leask
For International Women’s Day, we spoke to Estelle Pura Pera-Leask – a key figure bringing Māori voices and expertise to the movement.
IWD2022: enterprising ecology with Biz Bell
How do you make ecological expertise available to a wide range of groups, organisations and government entities? Biz Bell does it by running a world-leading environmental consultancy.
IWD2022: protecting Mahakirau with Sara Smerdon
This International Women’s Day, we chatted with Sara Smerdon who is one of 24 landowners of The Mahakirau Forest Estate in the Coromandel.
IWD2022: taking tech new places with Dr Helen Blackie
New Zealand is investing heavily in new tech and tools to reach the Predator Free 2050 target. Helen Blackie is at the helm of several exciting developments happening in this space.
Rakiura skeleton helps solve ancient mystery
Could moa have once lived on Rakiura/Stewart Island? Science has had little to say about moa living on Rakiura up until now.
Getting to know our plucky duck: 5 facts about whio
It’s Whio Awareness Month! So, let’s have a look at these special ducks that adorn our $10 note with our five top facts on whio.
Connecting with the cause: feeding kākāpō on Whenua Hou
What do commerce and codfish have in common? The answer is Jack Fifield – 26 years old and passionate about his work in pest control.
Oh, rats! 5 rodent facts that will shock you
If you still view rats as merely a packet-gnawing, pooping pantry menace, it’s time to take a second look.
The challenges of counting kākāriki
Counting green parakeets in an equally green forest can be a challenge even for the experts. So how to count the rare orange-fronted kakariki?
Love is in the air: bumper breeding season for kākāpō
Cupid’s bow and arrow have well and truly hit their mark this kākāpō breeding season.
Unusual offices: A glimpse at the life of a Taupō predator free apprentice
They say if you choose a career you love, you’ll never work a day in your life. Technically, apprentice Finn Giddy works “bloody hard” – according to his boss Jason.
Native frog behaviour surprises scientists
It seems the Maud Island frog, our odd little endemic amphibian, might not be quite as dedicated to a ground-hugging life as experts have believed.
The missing link: 5 crucial ways conservation and climate change are connected
Conservation and climate change have a lot in common. They are big challenges that require big solutions.
