Forest & Bird says the government urgently needs to fund wallaby control, before the pest reaches plague proportions. Wallabies could spread over a third of New Zealand within the next 50 years, unless control is increased dramatically, says Forest & Bird …

… environment. Forest & Bird believes the agricultural industry has a key role to play in leading New Zealand out of …

A study by PhD candidate Kyle Morrison has found that rockhopper penguins could be casualties of changes in climate. Kyle, of Wellington, studied the eastern sub-species of southern rockhopper penguins on sub-Antarctic Campbell Island. The Campbell …

Birds Birds' nests (Pointers for identification of birds' nests) - Mar 2024 Bitterns in New Zealand (Australasian Bittern, Botaurus poiciloptilus, Matuku-Hūrepo) - Oct 2023 , Aug 2024 Black-fronted dotterel (Elseyornis melanops) - Aug 2024 Karearea/NZ …

… management tool in New Zealand. The Ministry for Primary Industry’s recommended best practice is that cats should be …

… so hard to achieve under attack, with Ministers bowing to industry and putting profits ahead of people and planet. …

Youth Creature Feature [February 2025]    Let's rubberneck a curiously clumsy but instantly recognisable critter.  By Jasmine Starr When you look at a giraffe weevil, the only word that comes to mind is ‘long’. Male giraffe weevils are described so …

… inaction tomorrow. We have known for decades that the coal industry does not have a place in a low-emissions, …

Over 20,000 people have turned out in Auckland today for the March for Nature to protest the Luxon Government’s fast-track bill and ‘war on nature’. The march is leaving Aotea Square now for Britomart and was streamed on Facebook . Organisers say the …

29 September 2017 Rt. Hon. Bill English Leader, National Party Jacinda Adern MP Leader, Labour Party Rt. Hon. Winston Peters Leader, New Zealand First Party James Shaw MP Co Leader, Green Party Dear Party leaders, A winner in this year’s election was the …

… climate change, ocean acidification and destructive fishing practices. The problems are more urgent than ever but …

… for Seabirds 2020 focuses on protecting seabirds from fishing-related mortality at sea, but we need to protect them …

The Tuff Crater Restoration Project is restoring the area surrounding an extinct volcano in Northcote, Auckland. Adjoining the northern motorway, it is highly visible as residents travel over the harbour bridge, commuting to and from the city. The project …

  Approximately 200 members work on wetland, coastal and forest projects in the region. The Eastern Bay of Plenty Branch includes Whakatāne, Kawerau and Ōpōtiki Districts. It has a long coastline but also important inland areas such as Te Urewera and …

The Te Mana O Te Taiao Aotearoa New Zealand Biodiversity Strategy Implementation Plan launched today is an excellent start, says new Forest & Bird Chief Executive Nicola Toki. But a plan for New Zealand that makes protection of nature the heart of our …