Appeal to find skink habitat vandals
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 26 November 2020
The Alborns skink is part of the speckled skink family and is only found at one site near Reefton...
Monitoring reveals possum reduction at Pirongia
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 19 January 2021
As part of DOC’s ongoing nationwide Tiakina Ngā Manu programme, predator control was carried out at Pirongia Forest Park...
Always take the weather with you
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 02 March 2021
With rapid advancement of weather forecasting models and high-performance computers over the last decade, the methods used, and the...
Banding together for the banded dotterel
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 19 November 2021
Banded dotterel nest along the foreshore of beaches and rivers, with chicks hatching from mid-September onwards. Excellent camouflage is...
Anglers delight as Fishing Season 2020 set to commence
Source: Department of Conservation
Introduction
At dawn on Thursday October 1 an armada of watercraft is expected to descend on lakes Tarawera, Rotoiti and Okataina, marking...
Stony Batter secret tunnels set to reopen this summer
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 10 December 2020
A soft launch took place earlier this week with a blessing from local iwi, Ngāti Paoa. A number of...
More than meets the eye: Alyssce Te Huna
Source: Department of Conservation
We recently launched a new series on the Conservation blog – More than meets the eye, where we share the untold...
Injured falcon faces long recovery
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 31 March 2022
The young male bird – estimated to be about four months old – was found by two members of...
Successful breeding season for one of our rarest birds
Source: Department of Conservation
Introduction
One of New Zealand’s rarest bird, the tara-iti/New Zealand fairy tern has had a successful summer breeding season, with seven chicks...
DOC calls for information following a spike in wildlife attacks
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 28 June 2021
The kākā, a male juvenile believed to be one year old, was shot in Whangateau – on Auckland’s northeast...
New finds of Marlborough moth feared extinct
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 22 September 2021
The Kiwaia ‘Cloudy Bay’ moth, also known as a mat daisy jumper, is flightless and mainly jumps to get...
Information sought on shooting of two kea
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 17 December 2021
The kea were handed in by members of the public who found them near Ligar Bay on Saturday 6...
