Forest And Bird - Latest News [Page 47]
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 >>
