Rat footprints have been discovered inside Tarapuruhi Bushy Park, near Whanganui, during a major incursion response, Forest & Bird confirmed today. 

Forest & Bird says the need to urgently increase planting and regeneration of native forests as permanent carbon sinks and for native biodiversity is backed up by a report out today from the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment (PCE),

Encouraging insects and other critters to your urban garden is key to creating a healthy habitat for birds, lizards, and other native wildlife. By Geraldine Canham-Harvey