Rare frogs in Te Puke minefield

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 1:43 pm – Posted by Guest | 4 Comments

Guest blogger: Central North Island Field Officer Al Fleming

New Zealand is home to four varieties of frog, most of whom are earless, voiceless, and exist in damp habitats, however there is one such species that enjoys watery climes: the miniscule Hochstetter’s frog, which is listed as vulnerable on the ICUN’s red list.

So when I heard that a large slip had occurred at Te Puke Stone Enterprises my heart sank. The question that kept reappearing in my mind was did the slip enter the Rarapahoe stream, the last known haven of the genetically distinct Oropi Forest Hochsetters frog?

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Tags: frogs, habitat destruction, Hochsetters
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Pie fights, dirty energy and homeless snails

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 4:06 pm – Posted by Debs | 5 Comments

So Solid Energy nearly got a face full of custard … fired at them by environmental protestors at their AGM. 

Solid Energy has been literally trying to put the fires out over recent months on many fronts and this latest embattlement is symptomatic of an industry that hasn’t got a future.  Problems with their safety record on the extensive coal sites on the West Coast have lead to emergency measures to reduce staff incidents. 

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Published in: General, Top of the South
Tags: Climate Change, coal, habitat destruction, powelliphanta snail
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