Conservation Conversation - Coromandel/Hauraki volunteer newsletter No Images? Click here Tūturiwhatu pukunui succeed in the 2016/2017 breeding seasonThe Northern New Zealand Dotterel's (NNZD) have had a fantastic breeding season on the Coromandel Peninsula this year, thanks to a huge effort from two DOC Dotterel rangers and numerous volunteer Dotterel minders. Click here to read more about their success. You can also find out more about the New Zealand dotterel/tūturiwhatu here. Community Group Spotlight: Rings Beach Wetland ProjectA local community group describes how their project began, and the enormous successes they have had since. Read more about their journey here. Hunting for Argentine Ants on Great Mercury IslandVolunteer Jo Fern describes her experience looking for Argentine ants on Great Mercury Island. Read more about her experience here. Kiwi Guardians Hits the CoromandelLast year our Port Jackson Campground became one of 10 new Kiwi Guardian sites scattered around New Zealand. Learn more about the project from the local Campground Manager Frederick Church. Working on the Coromandel IslandsThe Coromandel Islands provide sanctuaries for species which have become locally extinct on the mainland, and can be defended from the pressures of pests – including us humans. DOC ranger Rob Chappell is a pretty lucky man - his work has taken him to islands where most people can't go. Read more about it here. |