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Image: 1575 – the final tally
Monday, 14 March 2005, 3:40 pm | Landcare Research
Landcare Research lepidopterist Dr Robert Hoare uses a light to lure moths for counting at BioBlitz. Photo: Peter Buchanan More >>
"Creepy" wildlife found in central Auckland
Monday, 14 March 2005, 9:27 am | Landcare Research
Blood-sucking leeches, dog vomit slime mould, peanut-butter-loving vermin and huge centipedes are among the big finds so far at BioBlitz in Auckland Domain. More >>
Scientists scrutinise Auckland’s inhabitants
Friday, 11 March 2005, 11:54 am | Landcare Research
Auckland’s urban wildlife is under investigation this weekend, as about 50 of the country’s top biologists hold a round-the-clock search for life. More >>
Trap expert snares prestigious award
Thursday, 10 March 2005, 11:36 am | Landcare Research
An expert on the development of welfare standards for pest control has received a New Zealand Science and Technology Medal this morning. More >>
Fundamental fungi resource to launch Wednesday
Tuesday, 22 February 2005, 11:06 pm | Landcare Research
Conservation ministers from opposite sides of the world will attend the launch of the foundation volume of a definitive series of books on New Zealand fungi in Wellington tomorrow. More >>
A Banks Peninsula Regional Park?
Tuesday, 8 February 2005, 3:39 pm | Landcare Research
Meeting shares vision for Banks Peninsula Regional Park A meeting last night to present a vision for a Banks Peninsula-wide park has resulted in a call to interested parties to join a forum to review and promote the merits of the idea. More >>
Kiwi ingenuity puts Coast to Coast athletes on map
Friday, 4 February 2005, 5:39 pm | Landcare Research
A device used to radio-track animals will be used on humans for the first time during the 23rd Speight's Coast to Coast race this weekend, in a world-leading move to map competitors' locations. More >>
Holidaymakers warned not to take ants on holiday
Thursday, 23 December 2004, 11:09 am | Landcare Research
Summer is a risk period for the spread of invasive pest ants – and holiday travellers are being asked to check that they are not unwittingly aiding new ant incursions. More >>
Restoring Wellington region's natural beauty
Friday, 19 November 2004, 4:32 pm | Landcare Research
A workshop in Wellington on Monday will present new research findings on how best to restore native plant and animal populations. Research in Ecological Restoration * new ideas, approaches and concepts has been organised by Landcare Research in association ... More >>
Landcare Research rates highly
Thursday, 4 November 2004, 4:19 pm | Landcare Research
Landcare Research has been ranked 15th in the world for non-financial and wider sustainability reporting. 'The Global Reporters' survey was prepared by UK consultants SustainAbility and credit rating agency Standard & Poor's for the United Nations Environment Programme ... More >>
Breakthrough In Bid For Possum Birth Control
Tuesday, 19 October 2004, 2:58 pm | Landcare Research
Researchers have made major progress toward developing a contraceptive for possums in the wild, with a new experimental vaccine that reduces possum fertility by a third. More >>
Landcare Research 2004 Annual Report
Monday, 18 October 2004, 9:56 am | Landcare Research
Landcare Research has published its fourth triple bottom line annual report, outlining a year of sustainable growth initiatives for the company and its stakeholders. More >>
NZ Hosts Compilers Of "Catalogue Of Life"
Monday, 4 October 2004, 10:29 am | Landcare Research
New Zealand hosts compilers of "catalogue of life" International delegates are gathering in New Zealand to progress work to free up access to data on all known creatures * and to launch a project to aid Pacific nations in particular. There are about 1.8 ... More >>
"Rat sausages" prove tempting to stoats
Monday, 27 September 2004, 9:56 am | Landcare Research
Researchers have cooked up some winning recipes with aromas to entice a ferocious predator * the stoat. The smelly substances include unique PVC "rat sausages", and show promise as long-life lures to attract stoats. Stoats were brought to New Zealand ... More >>
Tui To Go "On Air"
Thursday, 23 September 2004, 3:04 pm | Landcare Research
Tui to go "on air" Tui are set to get airtime in more ways than one, as researchers prepare to radio track birds to find out where they nest, and how successful their nests are. Hamilton has low numbers of tui compared with many cities. More >>
DNA helps map skinks' travels
Wednesday, 22 September 2004, 11:06 am | Landcare Research
An endangered skink's DNA has given researchers vital clues to its dispersal patterns and a shortcut to finding how best to manage its habitat. Like many native animals, the grand skink (Oligosoma grande) persists in small groups in a highly modified ... More >>
Symposium honours science achiever's memory
Tuesday, 14 September 2004, 10:45 am | Landcare Research
Leading researchers from New Zealand and around the world are gathering this week in Queenstown for a symposium in memory of internationally respected AgResearch scientist Dr Nigel Barlow, who died in June last year after a courageous battle with cancer. More >>
Gorse Gobbling Mites To Be Set Free Today
Monday, 13 September 2004, 10:27 am | Landcare Research
MEDIA RELEASE Gorse-gobbling mites to be set free todayCanterbury primary school pupils have been given an important responsibility * a tiny mite with a big appetite for gorse. Gorse is one of New Zealand's five worst weeds. In an innovative new programme, ... More >>
Urban surveillance key to tackling insect invaders
Wednesday, 8 September 2004, 10:53 am | Landcare Research
The discovery of five previously undetected insect species in urban areas has prompted a recommendation to increase surveillance efforts for invasive invertebrates. More >>
Researchers Measure Extent Of Mouse Menace
Monday, 6 September 2004, 12:46 am | Landcare Research
Scientists researching the threat mice pose to beech forests have found the damage may be less to beech than to other native species. More >>
