Christchurch’s freshwater wildlife is being smothered in silt, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Canterbury […]
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Smart spending for ‘flagship’ species – Expert reaction
Smart spending of private conservation funding for individual ‘charismatic’ species can significantly benefit other species, say the authors of a […]
Continue readingThe business of wildlife conservation – Wayne Linklater
Writing in the Dominion Post, Victoria University Wellington Associate Professor of Conservation Science Wayne Linklater looks at the economics of […]
Continue readingBig marine conservation questions – NZ Herald
As part of a series on Seaweek 2015, New Zealand Herald science reporter Jamie Morten looks at the big questions […]
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World’s oceans clogged with plastic debris
Almost 269,000 tonnes of plastic pollution may be floating in the world’s oceans, according a team of scientists from around […]
Continue readingNZ birds and 1080 – 3rd Degree
The media attention is back on the Department of Conservation’s (DOC) biggest ever aerial 1080 drop in an effort to battle rats […]
Continue readingRestoring species no easy task
The goal of protecting threatened animal species in a pristine, untouched habitat is becoming “increasingly unobtainable” according to a new […]
Continue readingGovt must ‘sort out’ conservation land in limbo – PCE
Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Dr Jan Wright, is calling on the government to “sort out” land classed as ‘stewardship […]
Continue readingKiwi chick gives hope for species survival
A kiwi chick released on an island off the Kapiti coast may be the key to securing the future for […]
Continue readingIn the news: Report calls for native eel protection
Dr Jan Wright, Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment is calling for a moratorium on the fishing of native longfin eels, […]
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