The Cape to City and Poutiri Ao ō Tāne Conference was held 14-16 November in Napier. It included 3 days of excellent presentations, research and discussions about all things pest control and monitoring.
The presentation have now been uploaded on to the Cape to City Website so if you didn’t make it to the conference or you just want to refresh your memory check them out now.
Posted on: Tuesday, 12 December 2017
With mohua breeding well on predator free Anchor Island in Dusky Sound, another 100 birds have been translocated from here to Eglinton Valley early in October. This is the fourth transfer in 7 years, in a joint effort by DOC, the Mohua Charitable Trust and with support from Ngai Tahu. In early 2000’s the mohua population in Eglinton was reduced to 18 due to predator pressure from stoats and rats, while this past autumn 171 were found in the valley. Due to an intensive pest management strategy the area has now become a stronghold for a variety of endangered native species including mohua, long and short-tailed bats, kaka and kakariki. A success story for one of DOC’s Battle for our Birds projects.
Posted on: Saturday, 28 October 2017
NIWA need you help.
They are carrying out an investigation into the riparian planting to find out to provide better guidance to the people and groups undertaking stream restoration. They would like to answer such questions as:
For this we need to know about as many projects as possible – where they are located and a few other details about them. You can help by recording a riparian restoration project in our 5-minute survey. The information you enter will go into our National Riparian Restoration Database. We will explore what makes riparian restoration most effective in the next step.
Posted on: Thursday, 28 September 2017
WWF-New Zealand is searching for big, bold ideas that will benefit Aotearoa’s unique environment. So, if you have a fantastic idea, enter it into the Conservation Innovation Awards from 25 September to 15 October.
WWF will be awarding prizes of $25,000 to the most exciting entries in three categories:
You can enter your idea through the innovative crowdsourcing website, which brings together inventors, conservationists and inquiring minds to propose and refine ideas in real time.
Posted on: Thursday, 28 September 2017
Exciting times at Curio Bay for people and penguins! The South Catlins Charitable Trust is delighted to see it’s plans coming to fruition as the final stages of the new information centre are being done. DOC has assisted with the new development and recently put in a track from the information centre along the cliff top amongst the flax to the steps down to the petrified forest. The old carpark is now gone and this is the area the Trust will be planting out with natives next week (11th - 15th September - check out under Events) enlarging the area available for the Yellow eyed penguins to nest, in peace and quiet. So if you have the time and would like to check out the latest developments at Curio Bay, come along and join the working bee to give the penguins a helping hand with their breeding there.
Posted on: Wednesday, 6 September 2017