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Hunters sentenced for illegal spotlighting
Thursday, 6 November 2014, 9:58 am | Department of Conservation
Two Southland men were sentenced today in the Gore District Court for hunting offences committed in a public reserve in Southland in November last year. Shannon James Ferris, aged 24, of Invercargill, was sentenced to 200 hours’ community work for unlawful ... More >>
Stoat or ferret behind little penguin deaths
Wednesday, 5 November 2014, 4:54 pm | Department of Conservation
The results from autopsies conducted by Wildbase (Institute of Veterinary Animal and Biomedical Sciences,Palmerston North) have found that the lethal wounds on 29 little penguins, found dead along the coast at Doctors Point near Dunedin, were caused ... More >>
Conservation Week in Wellington
Wednesday, 29 October 2014, 2:20 pm | Department of Conservation
Conservation Week is 1-9 November 2014. This year’s theme is “discover the world where you live”. This is about encouraging New Zealanders to explore their ‘local treasures’ – the scenic reserves, tracks, campsites, forests, wetlands, and marine ... More >>
Humpback whale washed up on Waikanae Beach
Wednesday, 29 October 2014, 1:18 pm | Department of Conservation
A 10 metre whale has washed up on Waikanae Beach, south of Waikanae Boat Club. DOC is working with local iwi Te Atiawa ki Whakarongotai to ensure tikanga is followed in management of the whale on the beach, and during the burial process. More >>
Conservation Week in Kapiti
Friday, 24 October 2014, 11:03 am | Department of Conservation
Conservation Week is 1-9 November 2014. This year’s theme is “discover the world where you live”. This is about encouraging New Zealanders to explore their ‘local treasures’ – the scenic reserves, tracks, campsites, forests, wetlands, and marine ... More >>
Winter hazards on Southern Great Walks: DOC changes
Tuesday, 21 October 2014, 12:43 pm | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation says it is making changes on its website and on the tracks to make people more aware of the significant hazards visitors face in winter on the three Southern Great Walks. More >>
Coastal Otago Conservation Week events
Monday, 20 October 2014, 2:53 pm | Department of Conservation
Dunedin and North Otago people don’t need to travel far to interact with nature during Conservation week from November 1-9 as many stunning treasures wait to be discovered on our doorstep. More >>
Funding available for young conservationists
Wednesday, 15 October 2014, 10:15 am | Department of Conservation
The Otago Peninsula Trust and the Department of Conservation are calling for nominations for the Toroa Award. The Toroa Award acknowledges environmental action programs undertaken by schools, classes, groups or individuals that support conservation in their community. ... More >>
DOC welcomes food safety assessment on trout
Thursday, 9 October 2014, 4:47 pm | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation has welcomed an initial assessment by Ministry for Primary Industry which indicates that trout caught from areas following 1080 pest control operations do not pose a food safety risk to anglers. More >>
Rodents knocked down in Waikaia Forest, Southland
Wednesday, 8 October 2014, 11:50 am | Department of Conservation
The threat to native birds and bats from plague levels of rats, mice and stoats has been reduced in Waikaia Forest with a successful knock-down of rodents in a recent pest control operation in the area. The Department of Conservation’s (DOC) Battle ... More >>
Sirocco at Parliament
Tuesday, 7 October 2014, 3:56 pm | Department of Conservation
Sirocco, New Zealand’s official spokes bird for conservation will be at Parliament today to join in celebrating the achievements of the Kākāpō Recovery Programme over the last two decades. More >>
Critically endangered takahē released at Tāwharanui
Sunday, 5 October 2014, 1:42 pm | Department of Conservation
Ten critically endangered takahē were moved from Fiordland to a predator free open sanctuary, in Tāwharanui Regional Park north of Auckland today, (Saturday Oct 4) as part of the programme to ensure the survival of this rare native bird. The takahē ... More >>
DOC appoints Chief Science Advisor
Tuesday, 30 September 2014, 11:35 am | Department of Conservation
Lincoln University Professor of Environmental Management Ken Hughey has been appointed to a new position as Chief Science Advisor for DOC, Director-General Lou Sanson announced today. More >>
Seal shooting angers DOC staff
Monday, 22 September 2014, 12:22 pm | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation is condemning the shooting of a New Zealand fur seal/kekeno found on a beach on Stewart Island and is asking for public help to find who is responsible. More >>
Necropsy confirms Bryde’s whale killed by ship strike
Wednesday, 17 September 2014, 12:01 pm | Department of Conservation
A Bryde’s whale found dead at Poutawa Beach, near Pakiri, was killed by a ship strike. More >>
Keep seals safe by controlling your dog
Tuesday, 16 September 2014, 4:27 pm | Department of Conservation
Following a series of fatal dog attacks on protected New Zealand fur seals/kekeno on Coastal Otago beaches recently, the Department of Conservation (DOC) and Dunedin City Council (DCC) remind dog owners to control their dogs around seals. More >>
New Central Otago bike tracks planned
Thursday, 4 September 2014, 10:50 am | Department of Conservation
Mountain Bikers of Alexandra have signed a management agreement with the Department of Conservation (DOC) to build and manage mountain bike tracks on public conservation land. DOC partnership ranger in Alexandra, Jacob Dexter, says, “There’s some ... More >>
Last known hind removed from Fiordland’s Secretary Island
Wednesday, 3 September 2014, 12:28 pm | Department of Conservation
Two of the last remaining deer on Secretary Island, in Fiordland’s Doubtful Sound, have been culled by the Department of Conservation’s (DOC) Secretary Island hunting team. Since 2006 Secretary Island (8140 hectares) has been the focus of a deer eradication ... More >>
DOC involved in the Biological Heritage science challenge
Friday, 29 August 2014, 2:23 pm | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation (DOC) is excited to be a part of the New Zealand Biological Heritage science challenge that was launched today (August 29). Science and Innovation Minister Stephen Joyce launched the programme of research, to be undertaken ... More >>
Battle for our Birds operation underway in Waikaia
Wednesday, 20 August 2014, 9:28 am | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation’s Battle for our Birds pest control operation in the Waikaia Forest begins today. The Waikaia operation in northern Southland is one of 22 confirmed operations that will use aerially applied 1080 over about 600,000 ... More >>
