Lance Richdale – first protector of albatross at Taiaroa Head
The world’s only mainland breeding colony of Northern Royal Albatross – at Taiaroa Head on the Otago Peninsula – might not exist at all if…
Kaikoura red-billed gull study reveals predator impacts over 52 years
If you park up at the beach with a feed of fish and chips it can seem like red-billed gulls are common and thriving. But…
Would summer eradication of rodents work for Auckland Island?
Approximately one-third of New Zealand’s islands are now free of all invasive mammals. Could Auckland Island be next? Predator control and eradication operations are often…
Near-barren island transformed to harbour sanctuary
Matakohe – Limestone Island in Whangarei Harbour, was once the site of Matakohe pa, with extensive kumara gardens. Later ‘Limestone Island’ was home to a…
Future conservation role possible for urban lizard gardens
City dwellers and urban lizard gardens could play a significant role in future skink and gecko conservation in New Zealand, according to research just published…
Video logger films at-sea foraging of yellow-eyed penguin
A male yellow-eyed penguin from Boulder Beach on the Otago Peninsula, recently became a video star for researchers Thomas Mattern, Michael McPherson, Ursula Ellenberg, Yolanda…
Breeding season underway for yellow-eyed penguins – 2019 Bird of the Year
It’s ‘all go’ for yellow-eyed penguins – 2019 Bird of the Year – and those who help protect them. ‘Penguin Season’ is underway in Otago…
Dual 1080 application could be key to possum and rat eradication
Dual 1080 operations – would two toxin applications a few weeks apart work better than one? Possibly, if a few other conditions are also met.…
Latest schools to join our PF Schools programme
From Northland to Southland, in big and small towns and cities, schools across Aotearoa are putting up their hands to be kaitiaki of their playgrounds…
Predator Free Whiriwhiri forms to halt return of possums and rats
When software developer, Andy Saunders, returned from the UK a few years ago, he bought a property in Whiriwhiri, a stone’s throw from where he…
Wildlife habitats lost as land clearances continue
Ecologically significant vegetation and habitat on private land is being lost at a rate comparable to pre-1840 deforestation, according to a study by Landcare Research…
Southland couple committed to helping children learn about nature
It’s been 6 years since Southland Community Nursery near Invercargill, opened its Education Centre and in that time thousands of people – particularly school children…
DOC and volunteers count kiwi on Tiritiri Matangi
The little spotted kiwi (Apteryx owenii) was probably the most common kiwi species in Aotearoa/New Zealand in the mid-1800s. Now it’s our second rarest kiwi…
Life of plenty for beech forest ship rats
Trappers from the Kepler Challenge Trust helped out by supplying 248 trapped ship rats back in 2009-2010, so that researchers Kay Clapperton, Fraser Maddigan, Warren…
Wainui Beach pupils use building skills to help wildlife
Wainui Beach is a small, beachside community on the outskirts of Gisborne. In 2017 the students at Wainui Beach School made nesting boxes for their…
