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Forests’ Announcement – A Momentous Decision
Thursday, 31 May 2001, 9:26 am | Forest And Bird
The Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society is delighted with the Government’s decision to transfer all of the indigenous forests currently managed by Timberlands West Coast Ltd (130,000 ha) to the Department of Conservation. More >>
Committee’s Changes To Resource Management Bill
Wednesday, 9 May 2001, 5:27 pm | Forest And Bird
The Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society welcomes many of the changes to the Resource Management Act Bill made by a select committee. Provisions in the original Bill were widely opposed by environmental and community organisations. More >>
Phase Out Of Leadshot Welcomed
Thursday, 3 May 2001, 4:19 pm | Forest And Bird
“Forest and Bird has been campaigning for a number of years to have leadshot banned” said Eric Pyle, Conservation Manager of Forest and Bird. “Every year hundreds, possibly thousands, of kilograms of lead are sprayed into wetlands and lakes through leadshot ... More >>
West Coast Development Trust
Thursday, 19 April 2001, 4:39 pm | Forest And Bird
Forest and Bird welcomes the establishment of the West Coast Development Trust and hopes this Trust will help the West Coast region develop a sustainable future. "This is an important moment in history and for the future of the West Coast" said ... More >>
Bird Meeting calls for Pacific-wide Biosecurity
Wednesday, 11 April 2001, 5:11 pm | Forest And Bird
Bird experts from around the Pacific and the world have concluded that bird conservation issues in the Pacific are much more serious than previously thought. This conclusion was a key finding from a meeting of Birdlife International at the Miranda Wildlife ... More >>
Used cars creating unnecessary biosecurity risks
Wednesday, 11 April 2001, 9:16 am | Forest And Bird
Forest and Bird is calling on the government to immediately review the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry's Import Health Standard (IHS) for Used Vehicles. More >>
Fiordland – A Park not a Port
Monday, 9 April 2001, 6:23 pm | Forest And Bird
The Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society said today that the Fiords of Fiordland, including Doubtful Sound, deserve to be a marine park, not a Port. More >>
Grass Carp Unlikely to Save Lake Omapere
Monday, 9 April 2001, 5:24 pm | Forest And Bird
Forest and Bird is concerned that grass carp won’t save Lake Omapere. The underlying cause of the problems with Northland’s largest lake – agricultural practices in the catchment - has been overlooked in the current controversy about the lake. More >>
Forest and Bird welcomes BirdLife International
Friday, 6 April 2001, 4:08 pm | Forest And Bird
Delegates from five island territories as well as Hawaii and Australia are attending a meeting of BirdLife International at the Miranda Shorebird Centre. More >>
Southern Rock Lobster Quota Cuts Welcomed
Tuesday, 3 April 2001, 4:19 pm | Forest And Bird
The Forest and Bird Protection Society today welcomed the Minister of Fisheries' decision to cut the rock lobster quota for Otago and Southland by 20 percent. More >>
DOC Management Not To Blame
Wednesday, 28 March 2001, 5:04 pm | Forest And Bird
The Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society today dismissed Act Party conservation spokesperson Gerry Eckhoff's comments that DOC is mismanaging the high country and endangering tussock grasslands. More >>
Deer Are Pests Not Game
Monday, 26 March 2001, 5:47 pm | Forest And Bird
Deer hunters are being irresponsible to want deer classed as a game animal according to the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society. More >>
Fire Ants The Latest Sign Of A Biosecurity Crisis
Wednesday, 7 March 2001, 4:34 pm | Forest And Bird
Forest and Bird would like to see the government take biosecurity seriously, following the finding of fire ants, Solenopsis invicta, in Auckland. More >>
