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Urgent action on albatross slaughter supported
Tuesday, 28 November 2006, 5:09 pm | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
Forest & Bird supports urgent measures proposed by Fisheries Minister Jim Anderton to close the Kermadec Islands fishery to long-lining fishing after a vessel killed 51 albatrosses in a single trip. More >>
Quota risks pushing NZ sea lion towards extinction
Thursday, 23 November 2006, 5:03 pm | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
The number of sea lion deaths which will be permitted in the squid fishing industry this season risks pushing this endangered marine mammal towards extinction. More >>
Central Otago’s tussock heart must be protected
Thursday, 16 November 2006, 4:09 pm | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
Forest & Bird welcomes proposals to protect the tussock heart of Central Otago’s Hawkdun-Mt Ida Ranges as a conservation park. More >>
Forest & Bird delighted Golden Bay safe
Wednesday, 15 November 2006, 5:02 pm | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
Forest & Bird is delighted that mineral prospecting and potential seabed mining that could have seriously damaged the marine environment in Golden Bay will not go ahead. More >>
Forest & Bird welcomes new Director General
Wednesday, 15 November 2006, 12:49 am | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
Forest & Bird General Manager Mike Britton says Forest & Bird has enjoyed a constructive working relationship with Al Morrison during his time as acting Director General and expects he will prove to be a staunch advocate for conservation in his ... More >>
Turn your garden into a native bird restaurant
Tuesday, 14 November 2006, 10:18 am | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
14 November 2006 - Auckland Forest & Bird media release for immediate use Turn your garden into a native bird restaurant with Forest & Bird No, we don’t mean you eat the birds! Forest & Bird’s display at Ellerslie International Flower ... More >>
1080 vital for agriculture and the environment
Thursday, 2 November 2006, 10:37 am | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
The use of 1080 in pest control is crucial for the future of both agriculture and the environment, Forest & Bird and Federated Farmers say. More >>
Public should have its say on mine expansion
Wednesday, 1 November 2006, 10:20 am | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
The public should get the chance to have its say on the proposed expansion of the Stockton Mine, Forest & Bird says. More >>
Fantail/piwakawaka wins Bird of the Year 2006
Tuesday, 17 October 2006, 9:22 am | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
The votes are all in and the fantail/piwakawaka is officially New Zealand’s favourite Bird of the Year. More >>
National’s Bluegreen Vision a step forward
Friday, 6 October 2006, 3:14 pm | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
National’s Bluegreen Vision is a step forward in recognising the importance of environmental protection, but the party still has a long way to go, Forest & Bird says. More >>
Please, Minister, Save Our Sealions
Wednesday, 27 September 2006, 1:14 pm | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
Nearly 17,000 New Zealanders have asked Fisheries Minister Jim Anderton to stop the killing of endangered New Zealand sealions by the southern squid fishery. More >>
Don’t risk Antarctic cruise ship disaster
Friday, 15 September 2006, 4:14 pm | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
The Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition has asked the United States to seek environmental evaluation of a proposed visit by a giant cruise ship to Antarctica. More >>
National Park must be protected
Friday, 15 September 2006, 3:36 pm | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
Forest & Bird has called on Otago Conservation Board and Conservation Minister Chris Carter not to accept a recommendation to allow a road to be built in Mount Aspiring National Park. More >>
Conservation misses out again
Wednesday, 6 September 2006, 10:06 am | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
Government plans to hand 92% of high country station Blairich into private ownership and protect just 7% as public conservation land have heightened Forest & Bird’s concerns that tenure review is short-changing conservation. More >>
Call For Fonterra to clean up its act
Wednesday, 9 August 2006, 10:28 am | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
Fonterra should be helping clean up the Manawatu River, not polluting it with wastewater, Forest & Bird says. More >>
Fonterra should clean up its act
Wednesday, 9 August 2006, 10:13 am | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
Fonterra should be helping clean up the Manawatu River, not polluting it with wastewater, Forest & Bird says. More >>
Withdrawal of Richmond tenure review
Thursday, 3 August 2006, 4:26 pm | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
Environment Canterbury has urged the Commissioner for Crown Lands to withdraw the proposed tenure review of the Richmond high country station on the shores of Lake Tekapo, information obtained under the Official Information Act shows. More >>
Wildlife protection review long overdue
Monday, 31 July 2006, 11:23 am | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
Forest & Bird today welcomed an announcement that the Government will review legal protection for animal species under the Wildlife Act. More >>
New Zealanders back Save Our Sealions petition
Monday, 10 July 2006, 10:45 am | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
Forest & Bird’s SOS - Save Our Sealions petition has brought an overwhelming response, attracting more than 4000 signatures in its first month. The online petition urges the government to reduce the annual New Zealand sealion ‘kill quota’ in ... More >>
Wairau hydro scheme would hasten terns’ decline
Wednesday, 28 June 2006, 11:04 am | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society
The number of black-fronted terns wintering in the Bay of Plenty has declined over the past 30 years according to regular winter counts, and building a hydro-electric power scheme on their breeding grounds on the Wairau River would hasten the species’ ... More >>
