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Fox landfill riverbed cleanup
DOC has replaced Westland District Council as the lead agency coordinating the clean-up of the riverbed and coast downstream of the Fox Glacier landfill.
Tahr control operations
DOC is working with the hunting sector and the Tahr Plan Implementation Liaison Group to over time reduce the size of the tahr population back within the limits of the Himalayan Thar Control Plan 1993.
Hector’s and Māui Dolphins Threat Management Plan Review
Have your say on the plan to protect Hector’s and Māui dolphins. Submissions close 4 August 2019.
Kākāpō aspergillosis outbreak
Aspergillosis is a fungal infection threatening kākāpō on Codfish Island / Whenua Hou.
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Pest fish survey nets mixed results for Northland
A recent pest fish survey done by the DOC and Northland Regional Council has provided useful advice for planning the battle against two Northland pest fish, koi carp and rudd.
Forest mast significantly boosts breeding of rare kākāriki/parakeet
New Zealand’s rarest mainland forest bird, the kākāriki karaka/orange-fronted parakeet, is having its best breeding season in decades due to a beech seed bonanza, Minister of Conservation Eugenie Sage said in Christchurch today.
Fifty five appointments announced to New Zealand conservation boards
31 appointments and 24 reappointments to 15 conservation boards across New Zealand were announced today by the Minister of Conservation Eugenie Sage.
Artificial insemination successful for kākāpō
The future for kākāpō could look more fertile thanks to advancements in artificial insemination.
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