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Orokonui Sanctuary, Dunedin

July 5, 2017 by Duncan No Comments
Mainland island sanctuaries are popular in New Zealand for any number of reasons. On an island where a major...
Conservation

Kakapo are having a great year.

April 27, 2016 by Duncan 3 Comments
It sometimes feels like being a conservationist is like being a punching bag, blow after blow of bad news...
Conservation

Think twice before feeding birds in New Zealand

May 6, 2015 by Duncan 2 Comments
One of the joys of going home to my parent’s house in the UK is the array of bird...
Conservation

Acclimatisation Societies of New Zealand

July 23, 2014 by Duncan 1 Comment
New Zealand has a very odd biota these days. There are the endemics, which are odd in their own...
Birding

Saving a New Zealand Icon

October 9, 2013 by Duncan 2 Comments
This weekend we made an escape to the Waiarapa, the wine region nearest to Wellington. The purpose of the...
Birding

Stichbirds, New Zealand’s Surprising Family

March 13, 2013 by Duncan 4 Comments
When I first visited New Zealand, back in 2000, the Stichbird was just a rare species of honeyeater (Meliphagidae),...
Conservation

Little Barrier Island and the New Zealand Storm-petrel

February 27, 2013 by Duncan 1 Comment
Little Barrier Island in the Hauraki Gulf near Auckland was already one of the most important offshore reserves in...
Conservation

You’re Not Helping

February 6, 2013 by Duncan 4 Comments
Conservation was in the news again in the last few weeks here in New Zealand, and unfortunately not in...
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