1Jun 26, 2013
In a few months’ time, Kaikoura residents will celebrate the return of their nationally endangered Hutton’s shearwaters from Australia’s fishing grounds with a raucous street party. Indeed, these welcoming parties are becoming quite a tradition amongst birders in NZ. Church bells toll and cake flows when our godwits return from their marathon flight from Alaska. […]
2Jun 18, 2013
Writing about the impact of cats on wildlife in urban areas may not attract many friends. However we take it for granted to be able to hear the dawn chorus in urban environments, and if we want to enjoy bird song in future we need to seriously address the decline of birds in rural and […]
3Jun 14, 2013
The Mackenzie Country is for many of us one of the reasons why we love this country so much. But those of us who have been there recently will know that it’s also a part of New Zealand that’s disappearing fast. The Mackenzie is being turned from a hundred shades of brown – which looks […]
4Jun 12, 2013
While we head for the indoors as the weather grows colder and wetter, a secretive, eel-like little fish is gearing up for its busiest time of year. The remarkable brown mudfish is one of five mudfish species that are all unique to New Zealand. They are small (up to around 15cm), long and skinny and […]