I wouldn’t say this is necessarily my favourite bird photo but I’ll never forget the day I took it. I was on seabird sightseeing trip off Kaikoura, one of the best places in New Zealand to get close to the albatrosses, petrels and other seabirds usually inaccessible to landlubbers like me. The sky was brilliantly […]
By Rose Davis, r.davis@forestandbird.org.nz A dolphin gazes straight into my eyes and it’s like getting a rare glimpse of pure love. I’m under the sea wearing a mask and snorkel, turning in circles as a pod of about eight huge, gentle bottlenose dolphins swims around me in a Waiheke Island bay. I squeal in excitement […]
Shaun Lee volunteers with Forest & Bird on the Sea Change campaign, to rebuild the health of the Hauraki Gulf. He also works for Revive our Gulf, a great initiative to restore mussel beds in the Gulf. Here Shaun explains what’s happened to the Gulf’s mussel beds, why they’re so important and how the Sea […]
Ken Warin is a keen recreational fisherman and one of 50 passionate people who joined Forest & Bird’s campaign action group to save the Hauraki Gulf. He wants to see strong stewardship for the marine environment of the gulf. Here he talks about what the gulf means to him, and why he joined the campaign. […]
You don’t have to be an ‘expert’ to be a conservationist or a hero for nature – time and passion are just as important. Donna Currey is one of 50 passionate people who put their hands up to be part of a campaign action group to help save the Hauraki Gulf. Here she talks about why she volunteered […]
If Te Waikoropūpū Springs can’t be saved, what hope is there for New Zealand’s other aquifers? By Cherie Pascoe. You can submit to extend the protection for Te Waikoropūpū before 14 March 2018: https://action.forestandbird.org.nz/tewaikoropupu/ Nestled in the Tākaka Valley of Golden Bay, between Abel Tasman and Kahurangi National Parks, are the largest coldwater springs in the […]
I remember the moment I realised what I would do with the rest of my life. I was a seasick two year old, struggling with a rough crossing on the Picton Ferry, when my mum took me outside to get some air. Leaping through the waves were some dolphins. I was hooked. By the age […]
Our Seabird Conservation Advocate, Karen Baird, was in Blenheim and Kaikoura running an international seabird identification course for BirdLife International. Better collection and sharing of information can help us reduce fishing bycatch to zero. It is essential to know what seabird species are being caught, where, and how many, to be able to take international […]
Last time I wrote about how plastic bags and microbeads affect the life in our oceans. Unfortunately there is another aspect of industrial pollution, one that is less visible. It has recently been revealed that the source of 85 % of human debris on shorelines around the world is hidden and unseen because it is […]