The government is signalling councils don’t need to comply with their legal obligations around Significant Natural Areas, i.e., mapping out areas with […]
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Sport hunting deer doesn’t help restore forest regeneration – Expert Reaction
Six decades of commercial harvesting, government-funded culling and unrestricted sport hunting have not reduced deer numbers to low enough levels […]
Continue readingMeasures to protect native biodiversity – Expert Reaction & SMC Briefing
From tomorrow, populations of indigenous species in Aotearoa must not drop below current levels, and habitats deemed significant must be […]
Continue readingNZ tops world for island pest eradication – Expert Reaction
NZ is responsible for nearly a quarter of the world’s island pest eradications. However, the pace of eradications has slowed, newly […]
Continue readingWild animals may adapt faster than thought, but bad news for hihi – Expert Reaction
Wild animals may be better at adapting to new conditions than scientists previously thought – but there’s an exception for […]
Continue readingPredator Free 2050 strategy – Expert Reaction
The Department of Conservation has released a strategy to reach Predator Free 2050, along with an action plan through to […]
Continue readingOceans threatened on multiple fronts – Expert Reaction
Our oceans and coasts are feeling the pressure on all fronts as the cumulative effects of climate change, biodiversity loss, and human activities […]
Continue readingDOC Biodiversity Strategy – Expert Reaction
The Department of Conservation (DOC) is developing a new biodiversity strategy which sets out how it hopes to protect and grow […]
Continue readingSurvey shows public behind sustainable whitebait fishery – Expert Reaction
A public survey about whitebait fishing finds 90 per cent of respondents support efforts to make the fishery sustainable. Almost […]
Continue readingGlobal extinction rates accelerating – Expert Reaction
One million species are threatened with extinction and the rate of species extinction is accelerating, a global report warns. The UN’s Intergovernmental […]
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