Mackenzie drylands protection takes step forward
Source: Department of Conservation
Introduction
The legal protection of 11,800 hectares of land as new conservation land is a step towards protecting the fragile drylands of...
Tahr Control Operational Plan released
Source: Department of Conservation
Introduction
DOC has released its reconsidered Tahr Control Operational Plan for 2020/2021, which describes how DOC will control Himalayan tahr on public...
Corrections returns to Ruatuna
Source: Department of Conservation
Introduction
Department of Corrections’ Community Work Teams have returned to their adopted site at Waikato’s Lake Ruatuna.
Date: 03 August 2020
The Community Work Teams,...
Citizen scientists can help save freshwater fish
Source: Department of Conservation
Introduction
DOC is calling on citizen scientists to celebrate World Fish Migration Day, which is 24 October, by downloading an app and...
Sea lion and pup hit by vehicle in Coastal Otago
Source: Department of Conservation
Introduction
DOC is appealing for information following the tragic death of a rāpoka/New Zealand sea lion mum and pup on a Coastal...
“Bush to beach” corridor the aim for Otama Reserves Group
Source: Department of Conservation
Introduction
A vision of a “bush to beach” corridor free of weeds and pests is driving the efforts of eastern Coromandel’s Otama...
Public feedback sought on marine protection for south eastern South Island
Source: Department of Conservation
Introduction
Fisheries New Zealand and DOC are seeking public feedback on a proposed network of marine protected areas off the southeast coast...
