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Department of Conservation - Latest News [Page 25]
Public Service honoured
Friday, 10 May 2019, 4:36 pm | Department of Conservation
Department of Conservation Director General Lou Sanson has welcomed the honouring of DOC Senior Ranger Paul Hondelink and Pilot Nick Wallis with a public service award. More >>
Mohua goes from rare to common in 21 years
Wednesday, 8 May 2019, 10:19 am | Department of Conservation
The once rare mohua/yellowhead has for the first time become the most common native bird counted since predator control began in the Landsborough valley in South Westland. More >>
Native tree deaths in Nelson Marlborough
Wednesday, 1 May 2019, 10:04 am | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation says that the high number of dead native trees being seen across the top of the South Island is likely caused by drought stress. More >>
Arthur’s Pass National Park Visitor Centre moves
Wednesday, 17 April 2019, 4:37 pm | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation (DOC) has moved its visitor centre services ahead of a planned upgrade to the Arthur’s Pass National Park Visitor Centre later this year. More >>
Aerial 1080 improves kiwi chick survival
Wednesday, 17 April 2019, 10:44 am | Department of Conservation
Kiwi chicks in a North Island forest are more likely to survive following aerial 1080 to control pests a newly published long-term study shows. More >>
Keep safe outdoors this Easter and Anzac Day
Tuesday, 16 April 2019, 2:08 pm | Department of Conservation
Newly released time-lapse footage from one of New Zealand’s most popular Great Walks shows how fine weather can quickly morph into thick cloud, rain, hail or snow and why recreationists need to be prepared. More >>
Hakarimata Summit Track to be upgraded
Monday, 15 April 2019, 3:45 pm | Department of Conservation
DOC is upgrading the Hakarimata Summit Track in the Waikato region to prevent the spread of kauri dieback. More >>
Follow the rules and keep safe while hunting
Friday, 5 April 2019, 10:05 am | Department of Conservation
The deer ‘roar’ is underway and the Department of Conservation (DOC) is urging thousands of hunters descending on public conservation land to keep safe. More >>
Whale freed of rope entangling it
Thursday, 4 April 2019, 11:50 am | Department of Conservation
A humpback whale is now free of the fishing gear that entangled it after the rope was cut from it late yesterday by the Kaikōura large whale disentanglement team. More >>
Wild horse muster will go ahead
Tuesday, 2 April 2019, 2:20 pm | Department of Conservation
Due to the efforts of the two horse rehoming groups, the Department of Conservation has made the decision to go ahead with the planned muster of up to 80 Kaimanawa horses. More >>
DOC call to report sightings of entangled whale
Friday, 29 March 2019, 2:31 pm | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation is asking people to keep a lookout for a humpback whale entangled in fishing gear seen off the Otago coast yesterday afternoon. More >>
Report identifies DOC locations vulnerable to flooding
Thursday, 28 March 2019, 11:08 am | Department of Conservation
A new report assessing the risk to Department of Conservation (DOC) locations from coastal flooding reinforces the need to plan for the effects of sea level rise. More >>
Abel Tasman islands restored to being predator free
Tuesday, 26 March 2019, 10:38 am | Department of Conservation
Three Abel Tasman National Park islands are now predator free again after a 2017 operation successfully eradicated mice on the islands, says the Department of Conservation. More >>
West Coast Te Tai o Poutini Conservation Management Strategy
Wednesday, 20 March 2019, 11:24 am | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation (DOC) is seeking the views of the public on draft amendments to the West Coast Te Tai o Poutini Conservation Management Strategy 2010 (CMS). More >>
Kaimanawa Wild Horses Available for Rehoming
Friday, 8 March 2019, 4:16 pm | Department of Conservation
A minimum of 70 Kaimanawa wild horses need to be removed from the Waiouru Military Training Area int eh Central North Island in the next couple of months and rehoming groups are now keen to hear from prospective owners. The number of horses to be removed ... More >>
Action on Himalayan tahr vital to conservation
Tuesday, 5 March 2019, 11:14 am | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation’s Himalayan tahr control work, vital to protecting the unique alpine landscapes of the South Island, resumes this week. More >>
Common dolphins strand in Marlborough Sounds
Thursday, 28 February 2019, 3:39 pm | Department of Conservation
Thirteen common dolphins were found dead yesterday after stranding near the entrance to Tory Channel in the Marlborough Sounds and another two dolphins stranded there this morning. More >>
New breeding programme for Wangapeka whio
Thursday, 28 February 2019, 2:10 pm | Department of Conservation
Three young whio/blue ducks were this week the first to be released into the Wangapeka-Fyfe Whio Security Site in Kahurangi National Park as part of a new ‘breed for release’ programme to boost whio numbers. More >>
Information sought after death of harrier hawk (kahu)
Tuesday, 26 February 2019, 10:51 am | Department of Conservation
A harrier hawk (kahu) found in Wairoa this week died a slow miserable death and the Department of Conservation (DOC) is appealing to the public for information. More >>
Mixed results for sea lion breeding season
Thursday, 21 February 2019, 2:14 pm | Department of Conservation
A count of rāpoka/New Zealand Sea Lion pups born in the subantarctic islands this breeding season has shown mixed results for the species, the Department of Conservation, (DOC) says. More >>
