Endangered Species

Freddie Angell was New Zealand's most notorious wildlife smuggler. His repeated attempts at stealing and exporting native wildlife in the 1990s, including Kea and Tuatara, made him all but a household… Audio

Are we ignoring some of our most critically endangered species because they're not cute and charismatic enough? 

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There are more tigers in captivity in the United States than there are in the wild in Asia, thanks to Americans' growing appetites for posing for photos with big cats and their cubs. National… Audio, Gallery

Underworld investigator Misha Glenny says the Covid-19 pandemic is going to change the nature of the drug-dealing business, working against the big organised crime cartels who traditionally control… Audio

Award winning wagyu beef farmers Evan and Clare Chapman were going to cut down a row of willows at their Kakahu property until they discovered a colony of long-tailed bats/pekapeka had made the old… Audio, Gallery

The kākāpō team know all the signs are good for a big kākāpō breeding season - the question is exactly how big and when will it start? Part 2 of Voice of the Kākāpō. Audio

The kākāpō is a giant flightless parrot whose fortunes are tied to the rimu tree and to a dedicated team of rangers from the Department of Conservation. Audio

The youngest kākāpō chick has passed 150 days old, bringing the number of living juveniles to 71 and the overall  kākāpō population to 213, in ep 24 of the Kākāpō Files. Audio

Solomon Islands is unhappy with the recent listing of three high value beche de mer species under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species or CITES. Audio

Seven eggs from the world's last two remaining northern white rhinos have been successfully fertilized artifically, raising hopes of saving the endangered animals. Serena Chaudhry reports. Video, Audio

New Zealand has voted against giving new international trade protections to endangered mako sharks at a world wildlife conference.

Wildlife experts from around the world are at the at the conference… Video, Audio

Graham, an endangered Marlborough green gecko, has been stolen from the Fiordland National Park Visitor Centre. Video, Audio

Australian instrument maker, musician and composer Linsey Pollak and vocalist Lizzie O’Keefe blend the sounds of endangered or extinct animals and birds – including the Kokako - and sounds from the… Audio

DoC's endangered species ambassador, Nicola Toki tells us about Orange Fronted Parakeets or karaka kakariki - one of five parakeets native to NZ. Audio

Our critter this week is only found in one location in the world and the total population size is unknown. One catastrophic event - a fire or effects of climate change, could as good as exterminate… Audio