10Jul 13, 2009
If asked to name New Zealand’s public enemy number one, the first thing that springs to my mind is our most reviled Australian immigrant – the possum. European immigrants to NZ tried to introduce these critters not once, but twice (in 1837 & 1858) to establish a fur industry – and then voila, their population exploded. […]
11Apr 7, 2009
As we wage war on our possums, stoats, rats to save our precious feathered friends, lets think of our Aussie counterparts, who are battling the menace that is the cane toad (Bufo Marinus). Plucked from Hawaii and transported to Australia, these toads were used in agricultural pest control to wipe out cane beetles in […]
12Apr 1, 2009
Guest blogger: Inaugural 2008 Pest-buster Winner, Bob Walkington. To win the pest buster award means we have a pest problem. To lose the award I would say we are gaining ground over pests. My pest busting ‘career’ began 5 years ago, and I’ve realised to be a good trapper you need to go the extra […]
13Jan 5, 2009
Last year, on a dusty hot summer’s day, I decided to take the slow road from Blenheim to Christchurch. Armed with my trusty little 4WD, a tent, lots of snack foods, a large swimming towel, binoculars, and a camera; I felt well prepared to enter the vast tawny landscapes of South Marlborough and explore the […]
14Dec 29, 2008
On the holiday beach and around your favourite café tables, there’s a conversation that needs having. It’s about the future of nature and other minor details affecting you and your only planet. It seems increasingly odd, that the best hours of the best days of the best years of many environmentalist’s lives have been absorbed […]
15Nov 13, 2008
Well, well, well, as I predicted in my pre-election blog (OK, so it was hardly long odds or a wild bet) we have a new government. The question is now, what’s in it for conservation? At the moment, we’re waiting to see who gets the ministerial posts of most interest to us here at Forest […]