Forest And Bird - Latest News [Page 9]
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 >>
Bird of the Year 2019 about to take off
Saturday, 26 October 2019, 5:16 pm | Forest And Bird
Voting is about to open for the fiercest, most exciting competition in Aotearoa - Forest & Bird’s Bird of the Year . More >>
Groups unite on freshwater policies for healthy water
Thursday, 17 October 2019, 8:52 am | Forest And Bird
Environment, health, recreation, and water infrastructure groups have come together to support four essential policies to save fresh water in Aotearoa New Zealand. The Public Health Association, Forest & Bird, Fish & Game New Zealand, Environmental ... More >>
Mining company's land buy raises serious concerns, says F&B
Thursday, 10 October 2019, 5:12 pm | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird is concerned that about five hectares of a Significant Natural Area could be destroyed by OceanaGold's planned tailings dump near Waihi. More >>
Forest & Bird’s historic magazines added to Papers Past
Thursday, 3 October 2019, 10:11 am | Forest And Bird
New Zealand’s longest-running conservation magazine has just been added to the National Library’s Papers Past website. More >>
Bird of the Year spreads its wings
Saturday, 28 September 2019, 4:04 pm | Forest And Bird
Bird of the Year spreads its wings New Zealanders will be able to vote for a whole flock of their favourite native birds in Forest & Bird’s Bird of the Year contest this year. More >>
New option for protecting NZ sea lions on the table
Tuesday, 24 September 2019, 8:32 am | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird has released a proposal for a new sea lion protection area off the remote Auckland Islands calling it a win-win for New Zealand sea lions and commercial squid fishing. More >>
Forest & Bird Youth Wellington urges Wellingtonians to Vote
Thursday, 19 September 2019, 3:55 pm | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird Youth Wellington is urging all Wellingtonians to carefully consider the environmental policies and attitudes of their local candidates when voting in upcoming local body elections. More >>
Forest & Bird calls for urgent action on ocean acidity
Thursday, 19 September 2019, 8:11 am | Forest And Bird
Greenhouse gas emissions could double the acidity of New Zealand’s oceans within 80 years, damaging sea life and the fishing industry, says a new report by Forest & Bird. More >>
New endangered species at risk from coal mining
Tuesday, 10 September 2019, 1:38 pm | Forest And Bird
A new species of endangered moth is living on conservation land slated for an open-cast coal mine. More >>
Call for more funding to stop plague of wallabies
Sunday, 8 September 2019, 11:56 am | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird says the government urgently needs to fund wallaby control, before the pest reaches plague proportions. More >>
Hope for the future of fresh water in New Zealand
Thursday, 5 September 2019, 12:46 pm | Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird is welcoming a new Government policy on fresh water, which will go a long way to restore waterways in New Zealand by curbing pollution and improving protection for wetland habitats. More >>
Water Conservation Order for Upper Ngaruroro River welcomed
Monday, 2 September 2019, 3:47 pm | Forest And Bird
Conservation, iwi and recreation groups that applied for a Water Conservation Order on the Ngaruroro River in Hawke’s Bay are celebrating the decision of a Special Tribunal to recommend a WCO on the upper river. More >>