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This week's critically endangered but unfortunately uncharismatic creature is the Shore Plover. It is one of the rarest shorebirds in the world. DOC's endangered species ambassador Nicola Toki… Audio

DOC's Threatened Species Ambassador Nicola Toki discusses the critter of the week, the black stilt. Audio

Every Friday, DOC's threatened species ambassador Nicola Toki tells us about one of our endangered - but uncharismatic - native species. Today, it's the Katipo Spider. Audio

Nicola Toki, DOC's threatened species ambassador, introduces us to a lesser-known, uncharismatic or generally unlovable threatened species. This week it's the South Island kōkako. Audio

Nicola Toki is the Department of Conservation's Threatened Species Ambassador. And her Critter Of The Week is the tadpole shrimp. Audio

Nicola Toki, DOC's threatened species ambassador introduces us to a lesser-known, uncharismatic or generally unlovable threatened species. This week's critter is the giraffe weevil. Audio

DOC's Threatened Species Ambassador, Nicola Toki, talks about the  longfin eel. Audio, Gallery

Time for our Critter Of The Week, and DOC's threatened species ambassador, Nicola Toki has picked the Powelliphanta snail. Audio

Nicola Toki, DOC's threatened species ambassador, finds a new species each week for us to discover. This week it's the Foveaux shag. Audio

If you're wanting to find out more about our Critter Of The Week, you can! Dr Mike Dickison and his fellow 'wikinerds' are working on the Critter Wikipage. Where you can find out more info about the… Audio

Time now for our critter of the week - our weekly celebration of a native species whose survival is threatened but whose charisma is questionable. Nicola Toki, DOC's threatened species ambassador… Audio

Our Critter Of The Week is not exactly a critter. It's Dactylanthus taylorii, NZ's only flowering parasitic plant. It's also known as flower of the underworld, and te pua o Reinga. Audio

Nicola Toki is the Department of Conservation's Threatened Species Ambassador. And her critter of the week is the New Zealand lamprey, kanakana or piharau. Audio

Nicola Toki is the Department of Conservation's Threatened Species Ambassador. And her critter of the week is an extremely rare leech. Audio

The Department of Conservation's threatened species ambassador, Nicola Toki, is back to discuss another of New Zealand's least charismatic characters, this week it is the trapdoor spider. Audio

DoC's threatened species ambassador, Nicola Toki is with us, to talk about rock wrens! Audio

Our Critter Of The Week, isn't a critter at all. It's the Parapara tree, also known as the bird-catching tree. It catches insects, birds, and even more birds who come in to catch the little birds… Audio

Time for Critter of the Week. DoC's threatened species ambassador, Nicola Toki, talks about Stygobitic invertebrates. Audio

Time for Critter of the Week. DoC's threatened species ambassador, Nicola Toki, talks about the Australasian bittern. Audio

Nicola Toki from DoC joins us to discuss this week's insect-in-need. Today it's the robust grasshopper. Audio

This week Nicola talks about koura, or freshwater crayfish! Audio

This week it's a worm - which has been on this earth for half a billion years! Audio

This week's critter is a weta-killing worm! With Nicola Toki. Audio