A lone Norway rat on the previously pest-free island of Te Motutapu a Taikehu (Motutapu) and adjoining Peretū/Rangitoto in the Hauraki Gulf/Tīkapa Moana has finally been eradicated after having eaten ...

Hunting is restricted in Molesworth as it is both a recreation reserve and a working farm, and there is a need to balance the requirements of both. Red deer, chamois, goats, pigs, and Canada geese are ...

The best tool we have to control these introduced predators over large areas is a biodegradable toxin known as 1080. It is ...

Lead the Way is a DOC-led initiative that focuses on public engagement to minimise the impact of dogs on coastal wildlife. We ...

1080 is the most effective tool to control introduced predators over large areas and rough terrain. Decades of research shows ...

No dogs. Other pets on conservation land rules. From the Karangahake Reserve car park begin by crossing both the suspension bridge over the Ohinemuri River, and then the Lower Waitawheta Gorge bridge.

DOC is gearing up for a busy summer, with thousands of campers expected to flock to popular Northland campsites.

CITES is a United Nations Convention that monitors and controls international travel of items containing protected animals and plants. It ensures that long-term survival of species is not threatened.

A New Zealand fur seal/kekeno on railway tracks near Ngauranga, Wellington, caused considerable delays for commuters in the ...

A team from Predator Free Hauraki Coromandel Community Trust are hard at work reducing pest plants in Mautohe Cathedral Cove ...

Picnic Gully Track – Closed – undermined structures and full washout of track sections.

More than 600,000 tonnes of carbon were lost to the atmosphere in recent fires at two of New Zealand’s most important ...