Taranaki Seaweek event: Living with albatross
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 01 March 2021
A professional conservation couple will give a public lecture in New Plymouth on their 30 years of experience observing...
Tahr control detail finalised for 2020/21
Source: Department of Conservation
Introduction
DOC has met with the Game Animal Council to discuss where Himalayan tahr control operations will be undertaken this year.
Date: 14 September...
Updated science supports the need for actions to address degrading Ashburton/Ō Tū Wharekai lakes
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 28 July 2021
The report was commissioned to provide information on the nutrient reductions required to achieve water quality targets set by...
Building owners asked to act before gull breeding season in Ōamaru
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 21 September 2021
For the last few years, the birds have been setting up breeding colonies on the roofs of buildings in...
Dolomite Point work starting
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 11 April 2022
Naylor Love Canterbury has been contracted to lead construction activity, says DOC project manager Phil Rossiter.
“It’s great to be...
‘Lake snow’ a threat this summer
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 04 August 2021
Water sampling by the Department of Conservation (DOC) and Tasman District Council last summer has confirmed that the invasive...
Campers and beachgoers asked to share our beaches this summer
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 10 December 2020
DOC Biodiversity Ranger Jamie Quirk says New Zealand dotterel, banded dotterel and variable oystercatcher nesting sites in this region...
Cape Brett Peninsula tracks temporarily closed
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 31 March 2021
DOC is working closely with with Rāwhiti 3B2 Ahu Whenua Trust to protect kauri in this area. The tracks...
KGT on-line surge points to Conservation Week success
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 06 September 2021
Kids Greening Taupō, or KGT for short, noticed that soon after lockdown began there was an amazing response to...
Rat Man: a local volunteer hero | Conservation blog
Source: Department of Conservation
Daryl, a reclusive ex-convict turns local volunteer hero when his local community of Strathmore Park is overrun by rats.
Screenshot from the...
Maramataka informing research into whitebait management
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 22 November 2021
What they learn will be used to continue improving whitebait management over the long term.
Whitebait are a valuable part...
Fur seals don’t need your hot chips
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 12 October 2021
The seal has been repeatedly fed by the members of the public and has become habituated to human food....
