Native animals - all regions
This atlas provides species descriptions, habitat information, images and distribution maps. The observations cover over 100 species.
Read how in 1997, the Department of Conservation finalised and published the second ‘Recovery Plan for Blue Duck’.
Learn about DOC's striped skink recovery plan.
Find out the the ways that DOC is working to protect the chevron skink and its habitat.
Did you know earthworms are the preferred diet of Powelliphanta snails? Learn more facts about these giant snails.
Did you know that the striped skink climbs trees more readily than other lizards? Learn more about one of New Zealand's most elusive lizards.
Did you know that whio/blue duck are one of only three species of waterfowl in the world that live on fast flowing rivers year round? Learn more about this threatened species.
Find out more about the elusive chevron skink in this section.
Did you know the lesser short-tailed bat is the only member of its family, Mystacinidae, known to still survive? Learn more about New Zealand's short-tailed bats in this section.
Advice for attracting birds to your garden if you are designing a new garden or developing an existing one.
The Manganui o te Ao River along with other smaller mountain rivers hold high numbers of whio.
Learn about New Zealand's five species of mudfish.
The North Island robin, also known as toutouwai, is a friendly and trusting bird and is found in both native and exotic forests.
The distinctively marked striped skink is one of New Zealand's least known and rarely seen lizards.
Habitat loss and predation from introduced species are two of the greatest known threats facing chevron skink.
Habitat loss and predation from introduced species are two of the greatest known threats facing striped skink.
Find out how you can get involved with striped skink conservaton efforts.
Find out how you can get involved with chevron skink conservaton efforts.
Conservation - all regions