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Orokonui Sanctuary, Dunedin

July 5, 2017 by Duncan No Comments
Mainland island sanctuaries are popular in New Zealand for any...
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Kakapo are having a great year.

April 27, 2016 by Duncan 3 Comments
It sometimes feels like being a conservationist is like being...
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Think twice before feeding birds in New Zealand

May 6, 2015 by Duncan 1 Comment
One of the joys of going home to my parent’s...
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Acclimatisation Societies of New Zealand

July 23, 2014 by Duncan 1 Comment
New Zealand has a very odd biota these days. There...
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Saving a New Zealand Icon

October 9, 2013 by Duncan 2 Comments
This weekend we made an escape to the Waiarapa, the...
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Stichbirds, New Zealand’s Surprising Family

March 13, 2013 by Duncan 4 Comments
When I first visited New Zealand, back in 2000, the...
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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...
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You’re Not Helping

February 6, 2013 by Duncan 4 Comments
Conservation was in the news again in the last few...
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Do introduced species count?

September 19, 2012 by Duncan 3 Comments
There are few more vexing questions in birding than the...
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Can Stewart Island become Pest Free?

August 22, 2012 by Duncan 8 Comments
New Zealand has one of the direst records of extinction...
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