First West Coast Battle for our Birds operation completed
MIL OSI – Source: Department of Conservation – Release/Statement Headline: First West Coast Battle for our Birds operation completed Date: 26 September 2017 The aerial 1080 predator control covered approximately 12,800 hectares including the Roaring Meg, Moonlight and Pike catchments. Monitoring had shown rat numbers in the area were at a level where they threatened at-risk […]
Read More →Battle for our Birds operation to protect Northern Ruahine forest
MIL OSI – Source: Department of Conservation – Release/Statement Headline: Battle for our Birds operation to protect Northern Ruahine forest Duncan Toogood, Acting Operations Manager for DOC’s Manawatu District, says the operation has been planned to give maximum protection to the highly valued species in the area. “This operation will offer a fighting chance to […]
Read More →Birds and bats on the rise after widespread predator control
MIL OSI – Source: Department of Conservation – Release/Statement Headline: Birds and bats on the rise after widespread predator control Following widespread beech seeding across Fiordland in early 2016, and a recorded increase in rat numbers, DOC treated six sites with aerially applied 1080 as part of the national Battle for our Birds programme, including […]
Read More →Top of the South kākā captive breeding programme takes flight
MIL OSI – Source: Department of Conservation – Release/Statement Headline: Top of the South kākā captive breeding programme takes flight A desire to improve the genetic diversity of kākā released into the Abel Tasman National Park has seen the launch of a northern South Island kākā captive breeding programme. The programme, run by Project Janszoon […]
Read More →Four kākāpō make epic journey to Hauturu/Little Barrier Island
MIL OSI – Source: Department of Conservation – Release/Statement Headline: Four kākāpō make epic journey to Hauturu/Little Barrier Island Four critically endangered kākāpō have been moved to predator-free Hauturu/Little Barrier Island, in the Hauraki Gulf as part of a programme to secure the survival of the flightless native parrot. There are only 153 kākāpō in […]
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