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The seas around New Zealand are the riskiest in the world for seabirds eating plastic rubbish, Forest & Bird has warned MPs, ahead of Plastic Free July.

Waiheke Island may be possum free but there are many other pests such as rats, stoats and feral cats that threaten our native flora and fauna. 

Forest & Bird has announced the winners of the organisation's top honours at its awards dinner this evening. These include:

Forest & Bird is congratulating the Government on today’s announcement protecting pristine conservation land from the proposed opencast Te Kuha coal mine.
 

The health and safety of our volunteers and staff is a top priority and we are committed to ensuring that working for nature is safe, healthy and enjoyable. 

Due process is at risk, says Forest & Bird, in a proposal to build a hydro-electric scheme on conservation land.
 

Forest & Bird has secured funding for a three-year project to learn more about critically endangered long-tailed bats in the top of the South Island. By Caroline Wood.

Revelations from the latest leaked MPI report show yet another eco-certified fishery appears to have kept its ‘sustainable’ certification by hiding widespread fish-dumping and misleading customers. 

New Zealand is home to over 200 native bird species, many of which are found nowhere else in the world.

When you're identifying a bird, it's important to take notes about how the bird looked, sounded, or behaved. 

Forest & Bird welcomes Government moves to ban mines on public conservation land, but says that action needs to be urgent.
 

The fishing industry has serious questions to answer after a report from 2012 revealed alleged illegal fish dumping by hoki fishers was ignored by MPI fisheries managers, while the fishery continued to be certified internationally as sustainab

Forest & Bird is calling for better planning to protect people and wildlife, following a new report on climate change adaptation.

Create a wetland in your backyard, and you’ll quickly become popular with your feathered friends.

For the first time, the Department of Conservation’s Natural Heritage budget (inflation adjusted) has increased beyond 08/09 baseline levels, says Forest & Bird.

Recreational fishing is a major threat to our seabirds. They can get caught on hooks, nets and other fishing gear.

Forest & Bird is applauding Beef and Lamb NZ for its new commitment to a carbon neutral industry by 2050.

You can attract native birds to your garden by setting up a feeding station.

Many of our native birds eat nectar, fruit, and insects. You can help supplement their food by setting up a sugar water or fruit feeder in your garden.

Native plants and shrubs are the best way to attract native birds to your garden. 

They can provide shelter, food, and nesting places in your backyard. Any garden can be made more attractive to wildlife, even if it is only small.

You can perform ‘first aid’ care for the bird by placing it in a covered cardboard box lined with paper towels. Leaving it somewhere warm and quiet.

Old growth West Coast rainforest has been saved after local government backed down from plans to open it up to logging.

It was the year of the environment election. Over the course of 2017 public opinion significantly shifted as more New Zealanders realised nature is in crisis and agencies have failed to properly respond.

Pest plants and weeds are one of the biggest threats to our native biodiversity along with pest animals and climate change.

Marina Skinner ventures out after dark to find out what nature gets up to from dusk to dawn.

Cats are the most common companion animals in New Zealand. However, cats are also highly efficient predators and are known to kill all kinds of native wildlife, including birds, lizards and insects.

Molesworth is New Zealand’s largest farm, as you will know if you’ve ever been lucky enough to visit. 

Forest & Bird has applied for Court enforcement orders after a farmer near Christchurch damaged or killed nearly thirty percent of the national population of an extremely rare and threatened plant.

You can attract native lizards to your garden by providing lots of places to hide, and plenty of food for geckos and skinks to eat.

Healthy native forests and robust carbon pricing will help New Zealand to have a zero carbon economy by 2050, says Forest & Bird.

Little penguins (kororā) live around all of New Zealand’s coastal areas (except the Sub-Antarctic islands and the Kermadec Islands) and in South Australia and Tasmania.

Bring back native butterflies to your garden, and beyond, with this butterfly breeding guide.

By Michelle Harnett

Under the cover of darkness, one of New Zealand’s top predators emerges.

Forest & Bird says a major environmental report out today confirms nature is in serious trouble in New Zealand, and is paying the price for an economic strategy that prioritises the production of low value commodities.

Forest & Bird is welcoming new guidelines released today that aim to reduce obstacles to fish in our streams, rivers and lakes.

New Zealand’s unique native species are in crisis. Despite small local gains, the overall situation is getting worse.

Government intentions to end offshore oil exploration is a huge step forward in protecting ocean wildlife from oil spills, seismic testing, and is an important contribution in the fight against climate change, says Forest & Bird.