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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.
Toxoplasmosis and Hector’s and Māui dolphin
Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic disease which reproduces in cats and is a significant threat to dolphins.
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.
Tiakina Ngā Manu
Tiakina Ngā Manu, formerly Battle for our Birds, is DOC's successful predator control programme.
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Seal season is here – leave them to rest
Although seals are marine mammals, they spend a lot of their time on land – particularly between June and September.
DOC call to report sightings of entangled whale
DOC is asking people to keep a lookout for a humpback whale entangled in line seen off the bottom of the South Island on Saturday 22 June.
Winners reflect diversity of the Taupo Fishery
An image captured by Dennis Smith will grace the front of the 2019/2020 'credit card style' full-season licence.
Great Walks opening day booking results
A week since Great Walk 2019/20 bookings opened (on 11 June 2019) 9,000 bookings have been made says DOC.
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