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
The Government is launching New Zealand’s largest-ever species protection programme, increasing the use of aerial 1080 to control pests and […]
Continue readingAvian malaria in NZ birds provides clues to invasive parasites
British scientists who have become the first researchers to document key characteristics for the success of invading parasites, have also […]
Continue readingKea at risk from lead poisoning
The kea’s habit of pecking and pulling at curious materials may be exposing the native bird to dangerous amounts of […]
Continue readingBiodiversity breakdown in NZ – experts respond
Knock-on effects from bird loss are relentlessly changing the make-up of New Zealand native forests, according to new research published […]
Continue readingDom Post: Immigrant birds are ripping off Kiwi pick-up lines
Kiran Chug writes in the Dominion Post about northern hemisphere bird species which have, according to scientists, picked up something […]
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