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Over 10,000 call for new fishing rules
Monday, 3 February 2020, 8:46 am | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird has presented government ministers Stuart Nash and Eugenie Sage with a 10,481-signature petition, and over 3000 individual submissions calling for an end to the commercial fishing practices the government estimates kill up to 14,400 ... More >>
New Zealand's wetlands remain at risk on private land
Sunday, 2 February 2020, 11:32 am | Forest And Bird
This World Wetlands Day (February 2), Forest & Bird and the National Wetland Trust are highlighting that the majority of wetlands on private land around New Zealand remain unprotected. More >>
Convicted coal mining company should be blacklisted
Thursday, 23 January 2020, 3:33 pm | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird says it is a national disgrace that authorities continue green-lighting Bathurst Resources' coal mining activities, despite the company being a repeat environmental offender. The mining company has been fined $18,000 after pleading guilty to polluting ... More >>
Fishers breaking law on bycatch
Wednesday, 22 January 2020, 2:06 pm | Forest And Bird
Commercial long-line fishers appear to be failing to report bycatch the vast majority of the time, says Forest & Bird. The organisation says an official report shows fishers catching migratory species like tuna are nine times more likely to report ... More >>
Weak fishing rules killing endangered albatross
Wednesday, 15 January 2020, 1:42 pm | Forest And Bird
Endangered seabirds will continue to die under weak new regulations for commercial longline fishing, Forest & Bird says. More >>
Proposed whitebait rules are pitiful, won’t save native fish
Tuesday, 14 January 2020, 5:27 pm | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird is calling on New Zealanders to demand better regulations for the endangered native fish that make up the whitebait catch. More >>
Research shows albatross being fished to death
Sunday, 12 January 2020, 5:43 pm | Forest And Bird
New research points to fishing bycatch as a major cause of the alarming decline of Antipodean albatrosses. The report underlines the need for urgent action to fix New Zealand's fishing rules, and save a bird with the same threat status as the kākāpō, ... More >>
Forest & Bird declares 2020 year of the seabird
Monday, 6 January 2020, 10:41 am | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird has declared 2020 the year of the seabird, saying this is the year New Zealanders have a chance to turn things around for more than 35 species of struggling native seabird that were captured by fishing boats last year. More >>
Forest & Bird seeks judicial review of tarakihi catch limits
Monday, 16 December 2019, 2:24 pm | Forest And Bird
Fisheries NZ Minister Stuart Nash’s decision to allow tarakihi stocks to remain overfished for the next 25 years is not environmentally sustainable, and Forest & Bird is seeking a judicial review of the decision. The East Coast tarakihi stock ... More >>
Proposed Marlborough bylaw protects coastline from vehicles
Thursday, 28 November 2019, 4:45 pm | Forest And Bird
Nesting banded dotterels and special coastal daisies will have better protection thanks to a new planned bylaw banning driving on a large stretch of Marlborough's coastline affected by uplift after the Kaikōura earthquake. More >>
South Auckland residents fight valiant battle against rats
Wednesday, 27 November 2019, 9:53 am | Forest And Bird
Hard work from South Auckland residents has led to a drop in rat and possum numbers in the South-East Wildlink, despite challenging mast year conditions. More >>
Rat plague strikes blow against kōkako eggs and chicks
Wednesday, 20 November 2019, 8:56 am | Forest And Bird
Kōkako nests have been hard hit by rats at Forest & Bird’s Ark in the Park in the Waitakere Ranges. More >>
Endangered seabirds need strong fishing rules
Tuesday, 19 November 2019, 4:20 pm | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird is calling on New Zealanders to back strong rules to protect penguins, albatross, and other seabirds from fishing nets and hooks, as the Government releases its National Plan of Action on Seabirds for consultation . More >>
Tītī returned; but will chicks survive predators?
Friday, 15 November 2019, 7:26 pm | Forest And Bird
Conservationists are relieved after this year’s migratory tītī/sooty shearwater finally returned to a colony on the Otago Peninsula. More >>
Whitebait rules needed to save fish from extinction
Thursday, 14 November 2019, 1:20 pm | Forest And Bird
As whitebait season ends, Forest & Bird is calling for action to protect endangered native fish before it’s too late. Four of the fish species in the whitebait catch are in trouble. They are īnanga (at risk - declining), kōaro (at risk - declining), ... More >>
Forest & Bird calls for urgent action to save Hamilton bats
Tuesday, 12 November 2019, 8:41 am | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird says rare native bats desperately need better protection in Hamilton, before they disappear from the region. More >>
New evidence supports precautionary approach for dolphins
Monday, 11 November 2019, 4:53 pm | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird says that new evidence showing that Hector’s and Māui dolphins are often present off the Taranaki coast is further support for a precautionary approach towards fishing and other threats. More >>
Final days of Bird of the Year have campaigns in a flap!
Friday, 8 November 2019, 12:02 pm | Forest And Bird
Nerves are fraying as the final day for voting in Bird of the Year approaches, with the top two birds, hoiho and kākāpō, separated by just a feather. More >>
New Government mining strategy lacks urgency, clout
Wednesday, 6 November 2019, 5:32 pm | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird says a new Government strategy for the minerals and petroleum sector lacks the urgency needed to address the biodiversity and climate crises. More >>
Bird of the Year halftime results
Monday, 4 November 2019, 10:46 am | Forest And Bird
Amid fevered Bird of the Year campaigning, Forest & Bird has issued a mid-election voting result update. Forest & Bird spokesperson Megan Hubscher says “As of Sunday 3rd November, the bird with the most ‘number one’ votes is the hoiho, ... More >>
