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Rat eats poison, monitoring work continues on Mana Island
Wednesday, 14 December 2011, 11:15 am | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation (DOC) biosecurity response plan implemented following the sighting of a rat on Mana Island in November has paid off, with confirmation that a lethal dose of poison has recently been consumed. More >>
Watchful public spot marine reserve offenders
Tuesday, 13 December 2011, 4:18 pm | Department of Conservation
Three observant members of the public helped the Department of Conservation apprehend two men taking paua from Wellington’s Taputeranga Marine Reserve. Under the Marine Reserves Act 1971 it is an offence to take marine life from a marine reserve. More >>
Summer 4WD weekends in Clarence Reserve
Friday, 9 December 2011, 12:10 pm | Department of Conservation
Media release 9 December 2011 Summer 4WD weekends in Clarence Reserve Four-wheel drive weekends in the spectacular high country Clarence Reserve area near Kaikoura have been moved to summer-only trips to fit with the holiday period and with the ... More >>
Improved Safety System for Outdoor Users
Friday, 2 December 2011, 11:13 am | Department of Conservation
DOC is joining other outdoor recreation organisations in reminding people heading into the backcountry to make sure they tell someone where they are going and when they expect to be back. More >>
DOC mourns loss of long serving staff member
Thursday, 1 December 2011, 4:03 pm | Department of Conservation
The Director-General Al Morrison says all DOC staff are deeply saddened by the tragic loss of one of their colleagues who died while helping fight a Northland fire overnight. More >>
Wild Creations media release announcing residency winners
Thursday, 1 December 2011, 11:02 am | Department of Conservation
DOC and Creative New Zealand have announced the three artists who will take up a Wild Creations residency in 2012. They are: Dave Armstrong from Wellington, and Lynn Kelly and Sally Ann McIntyre from Dunedin. More >>
Rare white snail wows
Wednesday, 30 November 2011, 11:26 am | Department of Conservation
The fascinating find of a rare white-bodied giant Powelliphanta snail has been made in Kahurangi National Park. More >>
Motutapu Island provides refuge for freshwater natives
Wednesday, 30 November 2011, 10:31 am | Department of Conservation
Two native freshwater species with declining populations have been released on pest free Motutapu Island. More >>
Mark Carwardine: Putting NZ on the wildlife tourism map
Friday, 25 November 2011, 12:15 pm | Department of Conservation
British conservationist, photographer and presenter, Mark Carwardine, is once again in New Zealand undertaking a whistle-stop tour of some of the best wildlife attractions the country has to offer. More >>
Rat presence confirmed on Mana Island
Tuesday, 22 November 2011, 11:04 am | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation (DOC) has set out a network of new traps and monitoring systems after live motion sensors set up to monitor shore plover nests detected a rat on Mana Island in the early hours of Saturday morning. More >>
Tasman Bay beach clean clears 7.5 tonnes of rubbish
Monday, 21 November 2011, 11:26 am | Department of Conservation
A big community effort has cleared 7.5 tonnes of rubbish from Tasman Bay beaches. More >>
Stranded whales on Farewell Spit now dead
Wednesday, 16 November 2011, 10:02 am | Department of Conservation
Pilot whales stranded at the tip of Farewell Spit were unable to save themselves and are now all dead. More >>
Endangered Hector’s dolphin back in Wellington harbour
Tuesday, 15 November 2011, 1:36 pm | Department of Conservation
A Hector’s dolphin – the world’s smallest and rarest marine dolphin – was spotted in Wellington harbour yesterday after last being seen in 2009. More >>
Big clean up of Tasman Bay beaches this Saturday
Tuesday, 15 November 2011, 10:35 am | Department of Conservation
Hundreds of Nelson-Tasman locals will be out collecting rubbish off beaches this Saturday (19 November) in a big community coastal clean-up. Groups will clear litter from 51 coastal sections covering 295 kilometres of shoreline from Abel Tasman National ... More >>
Loss of snails announced
Thursday, 10 November 2011, 12:10 pm | Department of Conservation
The West Coast Conservancy says a problem with a temperature controlled coolroom has resulted in the loss of a number of Powelliphantia snails at its holding facility in Hokitika. More >>
$1600 fine for whitebaiting offences
Thursday, 10 November 2011, 11:07 am | Department of Conservation
A Nelson man has been fined $1600 for eight whitebaiting offences committed all at once. More >>
First wild kakī chick to hatch this season raises hope
Tuesday, 8 November 2011, 10:52 am | Department of Conservation
The first wild kakī/black stilt chick has emerged from its shell and raises hope after a disappointing start to the 2011 breeding season. More >>
Aorangi restoration driven by community
Monday, 7 November 2011, 9:42 am | Department of Conservation
Community holds the key to enhancing and restoring the natural environment. This was the resounding message at the launch of the Aorangi Forest Restoration Trust on a remote ridge top in South Wairarapa last week (3 Nov). More >>
Wildlife Enforcement Group seizes ivory items in Auckland
Tuesday, 1 November 2011, 2:34 pm | Department of Conservation
Twenty five items believed to be elephant ivory, and the shell of a Hawksbill Turtle, were seized from an Auckland address last night following the execution of a search warrant. More >>
Photos from today’s whale stranding at Papamoa Beach
Friday, 28 October 2011, 7:27 pm | Department of Conservation
Photos from today’s whale stranding at Papamoa Beach DOC staff and volunteers work to refloat a stranded Gray’s Beaked Whale stranded at Papamoa Beach More >>
