Department of Conservation - Latest News [Page 95]
Enjoy Your Parks In Conservation Week
Wednesday, 28 June 2000, 2:28 pm | Department of Conservation
Conservation Week this year celebrates New Zealand's parks and reserves, and encourages people to use and enjoy them. More >>
Fish Surveys at Poor Knights show Good Results
Monday, 26 June 2000, 10:50 am | Department of Conservation
A draft report on the monitoring of selected fish species at the Poor Knights Islands Marine Reserve has come up with very encouraging results showing snapper, tarakihi and pink maomao numbers to have increased in both size and abundance. More >>
Ears Primed for Kiwi Calls
Monday, 12 June 2000, 10:24 am | Department of Conservation
Northland kiwi listening ears have been primed over the last few weeks as the annual monitoring season nears completion. More >>
DoC Explains its Role in Lake Omapere Clean-up
Friday, 2 June 2000, 5:25 pm | Department of Conservation
Northland Conservancy community relations manager Jeff Griggs said DoC’s role was to process applications for the release of grass carp to control aquatic weeds. Approval for the introduction of grass carp into Lake Omapere was granted in 1997 by the Minister ... More >>
Jamaican Mistflower Fungus Further Invades North
Wednesday, 31 May 2000, 12:46 am | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation in a joint operation between Regional Councils and Landcare Research has increased the fight against one of Northland’s most widely spread pest plants, the South American mistflower plant. More >>
Good Results For Puketi Possum Control
Tuesday, 30 May 2000, 9:05 am | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation, Kerikeri, is reporting good results for the recently completed possum control operations at Puketi. Post-operation monitoring confirmed that possum numbers were significantly reduced, with a residual catch rate around ... More >>
Rare kakapo flies south
Thursday, 25 May 2000, 11:33 am | Department of Conservation
One of the world’s rarest parrots – the flightless kakapo - is flying to a new island home this week. More >>
Dolphin Deaths in Kerikeri Inlet Investigated
Friday, 12 May 2000, 12:18 am | Department of Conservation
A marine mammal expert believes recent high tides are to blame for the stranding and subsequent deaths of three bottlenose dolphins in the Kerikeri inlet. More >>
Wicked weed becomes pretty paper.
Tuesday, 2 May 2000, 11:20 am | Department of Conservation
Kerikeri’s contribution to the Forest and Bird sponsored Earth Day 2000 was a great success. More >>
Early Season Kukupa "Bust" in Omahuta Forest
Wednesday, 12 April 2000, 2:38 pm | Department of Conservation
An early season kukupa "bust" in the Omahuta Forest Sanctuary has angered conservation staff who remain seriously concerned about the bird's future. More >>
Frog Killer Fungus In New Zealand
Monday, 20 March 2000, 10:35 am | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation today announced survey work to determine the distribution of a frog killer disease in New Zealand. More >>
Jamaican Mistflower fungus invades the north - DOC
Monday, 6 March 2000, 4:28 pm | Department of Conservation
The Central American garden escapee Mist flower, currently the most widely spread plant pest in the north is coming under attack from an introduced Jamaican fungus. More >>
Jamaican Mistflower fungus invades the north
Friday, 3 March 2000, 10:34 am | Department of Conservation
Early indications are showing that an introduced Jamaican fungus may be a key ingredient in the battle against the nasty and widespread environmental weed Mistflower. More >>
Canterbury Conservancy News Briefs Dec – Feb 2000
Thursday, 2 March 2000, 11:43 am | Department of Conservation
Launch of environmental education programme Black Stilt (kaki) summer release Dolphin Research Beech Forest Phenomenon Kiwi Listening Survey VAMP up-date Structures ... More >>
DoC Concerned about Introductions of Mosquitofish
Friday, 25 February 2000, 11:12 am | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation is concerned that people in Northland may still be releasing Gambusia to attempt control mosquitos on their properties. More >>
Public Asked to Leave Sea Snakes Alone
Thursday, 20 January 2000, 10:23 am | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation is warning members of the public to leave any sea snakes they might find washed up on the region's beaches alone, following a recent discovery of one in the Far North. More >>
Dolpin Deaths Not From Viral Infections
Wednesday, 12 January 2000, 11:08 am | Department of Conservation
Extensive testing of organ samples from dolphins found in the Bay of Islands before Christmas has ruled out disease or viral infection as the cause of death. More >>
Security Increase Planned At Tane Mahuta
Tuesday, 5 October 1999, 2:31 pm | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation is planning to improve security at Tane Mahuta following a recent attack of vandalism on the bridge that provides access to this popular West Coast tourist spot. More >>
Kokako cry silenced in Taranaki’s Moki forest
Tuesday, 28 September 1999, 9:05 am | Department of Conservation
The mournful cry of kokako has gone from Taranaki’s Moki Forest with the capture last week of the last known bird. More >>
Work on Tane Mahuta Toilets to Continue
Tuesday, 21 September 1999, 8:42 am | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation will continue to truck away waste from the toilets at Tane Mahuta and will have completed its plans to have the system totally sealed by the end of next month. More >>