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native birds

Beech mega-masts and predator plagues – Expert Q&A

Beech mega-masts and predator plagues – Expert Q&A

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 16 December 2019

When New Zealand’s beech trees seed, they produce a bounty of food for native birds – and the mammals that feed on […]

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Native birds in dire straits – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 31 May 201703 August 2018

A new report from the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment highlights the desperate situation for many native birds, despite concerted […]

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Biggest ever 1080 drop to counter pest plague – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 10 May 201603 May 2017

More than 800,000 hectares of land across the country will be the target of the largest ever pest control operation […]

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Kakapo genomes to be sequenced in world first – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 15 March 201603 May 2017

The Kakapo 125 Genomes Project, launched yesterday, will provide detailed genetic information necessary to minimise the loss of kakapo genetic […]

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BRIEFING: 1080 & predator control – where to from here?

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 16 November 201518 February 2019

The predator control poison 1080 is not without controversy — but it’s the best thing we’ve got, say scientists meeting […]

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Bird-feeding threatens native grey warbler

In the News  |  Published: 06 May 201528 March 2016

Garden bird-feeding directly influences the number of native and introduced bird species in a local area, according to new research […]

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NZ birds and 1080 – 3rd Degree

In the News  |  Published: 05 December 201428 March 2016

The media attention is back on the Department of Conservation’s (DOC) biggest ever aerial 1080 drop in an effort to battle rats […]

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1080 and the Battle for Our Birds – experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 30 January 201428 March 2016

The Government is launching New Zealand’s largest-ever species protection programme, increasing the use of aerial 1080 to control pests and […]

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Avian malaria in NZ birds provides clues to invasive parasites

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 18 July 201219 July 2012

British scientists who  have become the first researchers to document key characteristics for the success of invading parasites, have also […]

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Kea at risk from lead poisoning

In the News  |  Published: 04 April 201205 April 2012

The kea’s habit of pecking and pulling at curious materials may be exposing the native bird to dangerous amounts of […]

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