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Project Kākā aims to boost birdsong in Tararuas
Friday, 30 October 2009, 11:14 am | Department of Conservation
The Tararua ranges should resound with increased birdsong as the result of a new pest control programme to be undertaken by the Department of Conservation. Starting in spring 2010, rats, stoats and possums will be controlled every three years in ... More >>
Biosecurity breaches threaten harbour sanctuary
Friday, 30 October 2009, 11:10 am | Department of Conservation
Illegal landings by yachts, one bringing a dog, marred an otherwise positive Labour weekend on predator-free Matiu/Somes Island in Wellington Harbour, by threatening the biosecurity of the island’s wildlife. One group in a yacht moored on the decommissioned ... More >>
Seal torment prompts DOC plea to let them be
Friday, 30 October 2009, 10:20 am | Department of Conservation
“Leave seals alone” is the plea from a Wairarapa Department of Conservation officer who, responding to a Labour weekend call-out to a sick seal at Riversdale, found it being prodded with sticks by children, and terrorised by motorcycles and dogs. ... More >>
Sirocco the kākāpō hits the million
Monday, 19 October 2009, 2:25 pm | Department of Conservation
Proving size isn’t everything, the critically endangered kākāpō population has shown their combined pulling power can draw people in from all over the world, after a Youtube video featuring the now famous Sirocco the kākāpō received more than ... More >>
Conservation Hero Retires from Pukaha Post
Friday, 16 October 2009, 5:06 pm | Department of Conservation
Colin Scadden’s lengthy commitment to conservation in the Wairarapa has been acknowledged by the Department of Conservation as he stands down from the National Wildlife Centre Trust and the Pukaha Mount Bruce board. DOC Wairarapa Area manager Chris Lester said ... More >>
Workshop upskills conservation volunteers
Friday, 16 October 2009, 3:03 pm | Department of Conservation
Volunteers restoring the health and vitality of Wellington’s natural ecosystems were equipped with skills to plan and monitor their projects at a workshop in the Rimutaka Forest Park last weekend. More >>
Booking DOC Wairarapa Cottages Goes Virtual
Thursday, 15 October 2009, 5:40 pm | Department of Conservation
Three popular visitor lodgings around Wairarapa are set to hit the virtual super highway as they become available to book online making them more accessible for all. Located in Palliser Bay, Aorangi Forest Park and Tararua Forest Park the lodge accommodation ... More >>
Funding allocation boosts conservation projects
Friday, 9 October 2009, 12:21 pm | Department of Conservation
Local community restoration groups are again the big winners as $600,000 is invested in native planting projects throughout the country as a result of the second round of the Community Conservation Fund allocations, Director General of Conservation ... More >>
Friends of Flora seek support for return of kiwi
Friday, 9 October 2009, 12:10 pm | Department of Conservation
The Friends of Flora community conservation group has a new ambitious goal – returning kiwi to Kahurangi National Park’s Flora Stream area - and is seeking funding support for the project. Friends of Flora chairperson Maryann Ewers said the group aimed ... More >>
Atlas Of NZ Reptiles And Amphibians
Wednesday, 7 October 2009, 10:41 am | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation (DOC) has released New Zealand’s first electronic atlas of reptiles and amphibians, with information on more than 100 different native species. More >>
Lucky to be alive - tokoeka kiwi chick - Button
Friday, 2 October 2009, 5:26 pm | Department of Conservation
Cute as a button and lucky to be alive a Haast Tokoeka kiwi chick has cheated certain death thanks to an intricate operation at Willowbank Wildlife Reserve in Christchurch. Trapped and unable to turn its beak inside the egg “Button” was badly positioned ... More >>
Auckland Conservation Board appointments announced
Thursday, 1 October 2009, 10:39 am | Department of Conservation
Associate Minister of Conservation Hon Kate Wilkinson has announced this year’s appointments to the Auckland Conservation Board, which have been gazetted today. “I am pleased to appoint Thomas Grace to the board and to reappoint Dr Jacqueline ... More >>
1080 Rat Control
Tuesday, 29 September 2009, 11:20 am | Department of Conservation
Preparations are underway to use aerial 1080 operations to protect bats, mohua and parakeets from a rapidly expanding rodent problem occurring at three West Coast sites. More >>
Be a ranger in the school holidays
Monday, 28 September 2009, 5:08 pm | Department of Conservation
School holiday blues are solved this October at Pukaha Mount Bruce. Enrol your children in Ranger for a Day holiday programme or have a night adventure in the Pukaha forest. More >>
DOC questions poison claims
Monday, 28 September 2009, 4:59 pm | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation is urging Waiheke Island environmental group Ocean Aware to have samples of marine birds, oysters and dog vomit independently tested by accredited laboratories. More >>
Treasure trove of marine knowledge uncovered
Monday, 28 September 2009, 1:21 pm | Department of Conservation
Knowledge gleaned about Wellington’s marine environment over more than century, has been brought together in an interactive CD, to help guide decision makers. Department of Conservation marine ecologist Helen Kettles said a lack of accessible information ... More >>
Dolphin tests negative for domoic acid
Thursday, 24 September 2009, 1:32 pm | Department of Conservation
Independent laboratory tests on dolphins that died recently in the Hauraki Gulf have come back negative for domoic acid — an algal toxin known to be a common cause of dolphin deaths. Investigations into dolphin deaths were sparked after eight dolphins ... More >>
Dolphin tests negative for rat poison
Tuesday, 22 September 2009, 10:15 am | Department of Conservation
Independent laboratory tests on dolphins that died recently in the Hauraki Gulf have come back negative for both brodifacoum (rat poison) and tetrodotoxin – the toxin found in sea slugs that was responsible for recent dog deaths. More >>
DOC, local designers come up with "kiwi-saver"
Thursday, 17 September 2009, 10:42 am | Department of Conservation
A ground-breaking, New Zealand-designed self-setting trap is about to enter the pest control battle – providing urgently-needed support for endangered birds such as kiwi. The ‘world first’ gas-fired trap – specifically targeting stoats and ... More >>
Plantings To Help Restore Lake Ohau Vegetation
Tuesday, 15 September 2009, 12:03 pm | Department of Conservation
On Friday 18 September around 100 children will join staff from Meridian, Project Crimson and the Department of Conservation (DoC) to undertake native restoration work at Twizel Domain. More >>
