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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 >>
DOC Wildlife Recovery Teams performing under pressure!
Friday, 28 October 2011, 7:22 pm | Department of Conservation
Getting wildlife back to the wild is the focus of the Department of Conservation (DOC) and the National Oiled Wildlife Response Team (NOWRT). Under the leadership of the NOWRT, the recovery and treatment of as many affected birds and wildlife as ... More >>
Whales Successfully Refloated At Papamoa Beach
Friday, 28 October 2011, 5:07 pm | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation (DOC) has successfully refloated two of the three whales – believed to be Gray’s Beaked Whales – that became stranded at Papamoa Beach today. The whales – two adults and a juvenile – became stranded today. ... More >>
Long term tenant revealed as pest fish removed from pond
Thursday, 27 October 2011, 9:28 am | Department of Conservation
Wairarapa landowner Mark Round alerted authorities when last year he observed "strange fish" in his pond. More >>
Stranded Pygmy Sperm Whale Refloated
Friday, 21 October 2011, 3:53 pm | Department of Conservation
A massive community effort ended in group hugs and cheers on Ohope Beach east of Whakatane early this afternoon as a stranded pygmy sperm whale headed safely out to sea. More >>
Mountain bikers enjoy Heaphy Track
Tuesday, 11 October 2011, 11:57 am | Department of Conservation
Mountain bikers have been enthusiastic about the first trial winter-season mountain biking on the Heaphy Track with more than 1700 estimated to have ridden on it over the five-month period. More >>
1080 kiwi claims extremely misleading
Wednesday, 5 October 2011, 12:46 pm | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation is concerned factual information about kiwi deaths in the Tongariro Forest has been inaccurately portrayed by anti-1080 campaigners. More >>
1080 operation nails kiwi killers at Ōkārito
Friday, 30 September 2011, 11:51 am | Department of Conservation
DOC says the recent 1080 operation at Ōkārito has decimated rat and stoat numbers in the treatment area, lowering the risk to kiwi and other forest birds of predation during the breeding season. More >>
Kiwi Protection Programme Reaps Rewards
Thursday, 29 September 2011, 12:05 pm | Department of Conservation
More than 400 hunters had their dogs trained to avoid kiwi this year in a nationwide blitz BNZ Save the Kiwi Trust National Mentor for Advocacy, Wendy Sporle hopes will halt the numbers of our national icon being killed by canines. More >>
DOC rescues endanged turtle from south Auckland beach
Monday, 26 September 2011, 5:13 pm | Department of Conservation
A Department of Conservation (DOC) ranger has rescued an endangered olive ridley turtle from a south Auckland beach. The stranded turtle was found on Kariotahi Beach on the Awhitu Peninsula near Waiuku this morning by a local resident while she was ... More >>
Sun provides cheaper, cleaner, quieter power for DOC
Friday, 23 September 2011, 2:22 pm | Department of Conservation
New solar power systems being built on Great Barrier Island will provide Department of Conservation bases with cheaper, cleaner and quieter power. Infrastructure company Vector, has been awarded a $500,000 contract to build two solar power systems providing ... More >>
Turere Lodge offers ‘5 star’ comfort tramping
Tuesday, 20 September 2011, 11:25 am | Department of Conservation
The long awaited Turere Lodge, the latest addition to comfort tramping near Wellington in the Rimutaka Forest Park has been officially opened. More >>
