Conservation

In the News | Published: 16 March 201216 March 2012

The release of a report that estimates there are only 55 Maui’s dolphins left in the world has caused a […]

In the News | Published: 07 December 201108 December 2011

In an open letter to the Conservation Minister, a group of over 100 New Zealand scientists have expressed their “collective […]

Expert Q&A | Published: 02 December 201106 December 2011

An international group of scientists met in Auckland this weekend for the inaugural Marine Conservation Think Tank to develop a […]

Reflections on Science | Published: 18 October 201114 February 2019

An editorial in this week’s Waikato Times highlights the issue of commercial fisheries in the Antarctic. The topic was also […]

In the News | Published: 31 August 201106 September 2011

‘Next generation’ tools for the control of pests in New Zealand were unveiled yesterday at the opening of the The […]

In the News | Published: 13 June 201114 June 2011

An editorial in today’s New Zealand Herald acknowledges the shortcomings of 1080 but ultimately recognises the findings of the comprehensive […]

In the News | Published: 13 April 201115 April 2011

An Australian ecologist has suggested that efforts to prevent the extinction of the native kakapo should be abandoned in favour […]

Reflections on Science | Published: 03 February 2011

An editorial in the Otago Daily Times discusses the news that the government will establish three large marine reserves, and […]

In the News | Published: 14 January 201114 January 2011

Richard Henry, the kakapo whose discovery in 1975 overturned the belief that kakapo had become extinct, has died. Henry, who […]

Expert Q&A | Published: 03 December 201004 July 2011

2010, the International Year of Biodiversity, is drawing to a close. This year’s targets for global biodiversity conservation — the […]