Endangered Species
Critter of the Week: the Alpine Gecko
DOC's endangered species ambassador, Nicola Toki asks if "Alpine" geckos are true mountaineers, or forest refugees. Audio, Gallery
Critter of the Week
DOC's Endangered Species Ambassador, Nicola Toki talks about the "kahukura" which means "red cloak"... which most of us know by a different name, the New Zealand Red Admiral Butterfly. Audio
New Zealand's Wikipedia edit-athon
Many of New Zealand's rare and endangered native creatures do not have their own wikipedia pages. A team of citizen scientists is out to change that. A team of wiki-nerds as they call themselves, are… Audio
Hand-rearing kākāpō chicks
Veronika Meduna visits a veterinary facility in Invercargill where staff look after kākāpō chicks that had to be taken off their island homes to be hand-reared. Audio
Flight of the falcon
What's a university to do when pigeons invade its campus? In Canterbury, the answer has been to employ a predator to patrol the university, specifically an endangered New Zealand falcon. Audio
Australia adds 49 species to threatened and endangered lists
Australia has added 49 species to its threatened and endangered lists last week. But the move comes without an increase in funding to protect the flora and fauna. The federal government's list of… Audio, Gallery
Critter of the Week - Nicola Toki
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
Booming kakapo numbers
The endangered kakapo is in the middle of a bumper breeding year that looks set to be the best ever, and conservationists are looking foward to the resulting population boom. Audio, Gallery
Genome sequencing every living kakapo
In an ambitious world-first, scientists are using crowd-funding to pay for genome sequences for all 125 living kakapo - the first time an entire population will be sequenced. Audio
Swift-watch ruffles a few feathers on Auckland's west coast
For the past few days, the country has been all a-flutter as rumours have been flying about that the American song bird, Taylor Swift, had landed in New Zealand. Audio
Stella McQueen - Native Fish
Self-confessed native fish geek, author and field worker on Nights to talk about her petition to ban commercial whitebait fishing and help save the four endangered native fish species of the five… Audio
Saving the rarest of the rare - Endangered Species Foundation
The newly launched Endangered Species Foundation has identified some key threatened species that need urgent conservation work Audio
Maui Dolphin tops a new list of NZ's most endangered species
Weevils, seaweed and skinks have joined the Māui's Dolphin in a new list of New Zealand's top ten most endangered species. Our conservation reporter Alexa Cook reports. Audio
New conservation group joins the fray
A new conservation organisation has just been launched which aims to save some of New Zealand's most endangered plants and animals. Audio
Bird of the Year takes wing again
Feathers are flying with Forest and Bird's Bird of the Year contest getting underway this week. The Department of Conservation's new Endangered Species Ambassador is Nicola Toki. Audio
Three more takahē for Motutapu
Three takahē have been released onto Motutapu Island, a fortnight after four of the endangered birds were shot dead during a botched pukeko cull.
Black Petrels - New Zealand's Most At-Risk Seabird
Black petrels are a common sight at sea in the Hauraki Gulf, and are at risk from being accidentally caught by recreational and commercial fishers Audio