29 Apr 2020

Lockdown and our Relationship with Nature

From Nights, 7:12 pm on 29 April 2020

One of the interesting results of the lockdown is that many of us have had the time to walk in our neighbourhoods and suburbs and notice the birds and natural environment around us. Professors Phil Seddon and Yolanda van Heezik are wildlife biologists in Otago University’s Zoology Dept and they been thinking about our relationship with nature in the current situation.

Piwakawaka or fantail are common in gardens around New Zealand.

Piwakawaka or fantail are common in gardens around New Zealand. Photo: CC BY-NC 2.0 Daniel Pietzsch/Flickr