Review of conservation tools under development
The Journal of Ornithology has just published a review of the conservation tools being developed for New Zealand’s Predator Free 2050 eradication programme. The paper’s…
Fantails are a sign of change at Barry Farms
Rob and Alison Barry have noticed some changes on their Central Hawkes Bay farm block, Barry Farms, in recent years. Rob says he’s often followed…
How can we help native species in a mast year?
Graeme Elliott has been studying our native birds for 45 years and using his knowledge we’ve put together an overview of how we can best…
What is a mast event and why does it matter?
There has been a lot of talk in the media about the beech mast and the mega mast. So what is it and why does…
Russell Orongo Bay Holiday Park wins Predator Free Award
Both kiwi and weka wander freely along the forest trails at Russell Orongo Bay Holiday Park and a total of 55 different bird species have…
Wildlife artist, Hannah Shand, captures the personality of native birds
When Hannah Shand studied fashion at University, she would choose to do art-based projects and always enjoyed doing things by hand rather than on computer.…
Auckland’s bird biodiversity revealed
Urban landscapes are becoming recognised as important places of biodiversity. The concrete jungle can potentially be a great habitat for wildlife and having good biodiversity…
St Joseph’s students keen to enhance school wetland
St Joseph’s School in Waitara used to have a problem. The school is built on the site of an old riverbed and every winter their…
Thermal squeeze could put pressure on native wildlife
Thermal squeeze: it’s what happens when temperatures rise, predators spread out to higher altitudes and their vulnerable prey species are squeezed into less-than-ideal pocket habitats…
‘Floating Classrooms’ gives Northland children kaitiaki experience
Bringing back the birdsong – note by note – is what around 350 Northland children experience each year by taking an Explore launch trip to…
Kōkako genetics investigated
Translocations have been an important part of North Island kōkako population recovery, but when you’re obtaining your founding birds from small relict populations it’s important…
Biosecurity essential to success of Project Island Song
Project Island Song is a Bay of Islands wildlife sanctuary that celebrates the native subtropical habitat, lush with vegetation and alive with birdsong. Thousands of…
Study seeks future homes for kākāpō
The kākāpō population is outgrowing its island refuge – but where might future kākāpō live? In a predator free future, the answer could include protected…
Bait station modification baffles bait-stealing possums
For community groups carrying out predator control it can be a real struggle to get rat numbers down to a level that allows small native…
Long-range study follows kiwi for 22 years
A 22-year study in Tongariro Forest has followed 142 radio-tagged North Island brown kiwi through 4 landscape-scale aerial 1080 operations, covering an area of 20,000…
