Josie Galbraith
The cost of backyard bird feeding
New Zealanders' passion for feeding the birds costs not only an awful lot of bread, it is not good for our native birds. Audio, Gallery
Bird-feeding could be driving away a popular native bird.
New Zealanders feed five-million loaves of bread to birds a year, but new research suggests that generosity is bad news for a popular native. Audio
Feed the Birds
If you want to attract native birds to your garden, putting out bread may not be the right thing to do. Audio
The cost of bird feeding - Josie Galbraith
You may not think that it costs a lot to feed the local birds, or that it's doing them any harm. But a new study out shows it's a habit that costs New Zealanders about $12.3 million dollars a year… Audio
Bird feeders in NZ feed more than 5 million loaves
Each year New Zealanders feed more than 5 million loaves of bread to birds at a cost of more than 12 million dollars. Audio
Kaki Black Stilt Behaviour (Environment)
University of Auckland student Josie Galbraith, working in the studying the behaviour of black stilts in the McKenzie Basin. Audio