Conservation

In less than 20 years a rare contagious cancer has decimated Tasmanian devil numbers by 85 percent, but a vaccine may be on the way Audio

The pateke or brown teal population on Great Barrier Island is increasing due to cat trapping and the creation of new wetland homes Audio

Sixteen years and 44,000 dead rats later, the Windy Hill Sanctuary on Great Barrier Island finally has a dawn chorus Audio

Great Barrier Island's Karen Walker looks after sick, injured and orphaned birds, such as banded rails, black petrels and pateke Audio

A new book presents a comprehensive analysis of New Zealand's biodiversity loss and the drivers behind it Audio

Scientists say the discovery of three hatched tuatara eggs north of Dunedin could be a step towards re-establishing a tuatara population in the South Island. Audio

On New Zealand Society, find out how one Kiwi 'chick' flew home to help another on its way. Audio

A new study says private sponsorship of 'charismatic' species, such as the kakapo or kiwi, has been criticised as being an inefficient use of money. The Proceedings of the Royal Society B paper, says… Audio

A decade ago two Auckland academics saw the potential to turn a rundown coastal cattle farm near Whangarei into an eco sanctuary. John Craig and Anne Stewart removed the roaming cattle and converted… Audio

The South Georgia Heritage Trust has just completed the third and final stage of the world's largest island rat eradication Audio

Katherine Clements talks about her experience of volunteering for the Department of Conservation and working with seabirds Audio

Fred Stuart established the Cable Bay public walkway on his Nelson farm in 1984. He also put 200 hectares of coastal bush into covenants for protection. The farm is now run by Fred's son Ian and… Audio