Rotorua’s 780-tonne lake weed disaster lays bare funding gap
A funding battle is brewing over lake weed control in Rotorua as the three-week, 780-tonne clean-up of the…
Iain Douglas-Hamilton, the scientist who saved the elephants
FEW ANIMALS scare full-grown African elephants. But bees are among them. So it was to bees that Iain…
‘Extinct’ Graceful Oryx Thriving in the Saharan Wilds Thanks to Decades of Captive Breeding
credit – Saharan Conservation Even as the final scimitar-horned oryx was felled for meat and leather on the…
Govt’s feral cat changes ‘validate’ Nelson Tasman rules
Nelson Tasman’s approach to cat control is well aligned with the Government’s move to add feral cats to…
Nearly 3x More Encounters With Endangered Sumatran Tigers in Camera Trap Photos Than in Past Years
A resident female Sumatran tiger grooming one of her two large male cubs in October 2023 – credit,…
1 Million Turtle Nests Counted on India’s Coast– ‘Crazy High’ Number is 10x More Than Decades Ago
Olive Ridley sea turtles nesting on Costa Rican beach – Credit: NOAA Fisheries / Michael Jensen Sea turtles…
On The Up: NZ swimmer Jono Ridler to combine sport, ocean conservation in 1609km effort
Now he’s set his sights on something bigger. In January, the 35-year-old will embark on a record-setting attempt…
Biosecurity NZ urge Aucklanders to watch for hornets as more found
Biosecurity New Zealand urges Aucklanders to be on the lookout for yellow-legged hornets or nests, as numbers of…
Two kiwi chicks give hope for species once thought extinct on mainland
Two tiny little spotted kiwi chicks have given conservationists proof that a species thought extinct on mainland Aotearoa…
Thieves saw off, steal most of newly-installed table at DOC campsite
A 3m macrocarpa picnic table at a Department of Conservation campground in Wairarapa was installed for just two…
Wildlife Poachers to Be Targeted Using State of the Art AI Listening Technology
A photo of a male forest elephant captured near the site where some of the gunshot recordings were…
Crate Day revellers in riverbeds warned to watch for nesting birds
Canterbury Regional Council staff are bracing themselves for “Crate Day” on Saturday. Participants of Crate Day, which is…