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One lucky kiwi chick

Date:  02 October 2009
Cute as a button and lucky to be alive, a Haast Tokoeka kiwi chick has cheated certain death thanks to an intricate operation at Willowbank Wildlife Reserve in Christchurch.

Mast year creates rodent explosion

Date:  21 September 2009
Preparations are underway to use aerial 1080 operations to protect bats, mohua and parakeets from an expanding rodent phenomenon occurring at three West Coast sites.

Snail survival research

Date:  23 July 2009
The Department of Conservation says a research project has provided important information for the management of native land snails collected from the Mt Augustus Mine on the Stockton Plateau.

Take a look down under during Seaweek

Date:  27 February 2009
It will be heads down, tails up at New Zealand's beaches next week, as thousands of people take part in Seaweek activities all around the country.

DOC seeks meeting with West Coast council over 1080 decision

Date:  04 February 2009
DOC is joining Federated Farmers and the Animal Health Board in seeking to meet with the Westland District Council to clarify the Council’s concerns about 1080 operations near water supplies.

 

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