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Welcome to Behind the Scenes - DOC Fiordland's conservation newsletter
In this issue:
- What's on? Fiordland events
- Art and conservation join forces to restore Tamatea/Dusky Sound
- A milestone reached - 300 Takahē!
- Battle for our Birds
- Don't take the lake up river
- Great Kiwi Morning Tea
What's on? Fiordland events
Breakfast with the birds
Resident birds, including kākā, kākāriki, ducks, takahē, and ruru at Te Anau Bird Sanctuary are given breakfast each morning. You are invited to come along for this great opportunity to meet some of New Zealand's rarest birds.
When: Everyday (including weekends) 10:30am - 11:30am
Where: Meet by the takahē enclosure at Punanga Manu o Te Anau (Te Anau Bird Sanctuary)
The latest in Fiordland conservation
Art and conservation join forces to restore Tamatea/Dusky Sound
DOC and key partners are launching an art exhibition to raise awareness of the Tamatea/Dusky Sound restoration programme in Fiordland.
In winter 2014 and summer 2015, DOC took 26 artists to this remote area to experience and learn about the restoration project. The exhibition, Tamatea - Art and Conservation in Dusky Sound, is the result of these visits. It features more than 50 original works by some of New Zealand's most renowned artists and emerging talent. Contributing artists include Nigel Brown, Gerda Leenards, Euan Macleod, Craig Potton, Janet de Wagt and Marilynn Webb.
Tamatea - Art and Conservation in Dusky Sound has been developed by DOC in partnership with Te Rūnanga o Ōraka Aparima, and is proudly supported by the New Zealand National Parks and Conservation Foundation.
Exhibition tour venues and dates
- Wellington, New Zealand Parliament (Bowen House): 8 November – 2 December 2016
- Invercargill, Southland Museum and Art Gallery: 16 December 2016 – 19 February 2017
- National tour 2017: See the website for updates
A milestone reached - 300 takahē!
Takahē numbers have reached 300 for the first time in more than 50 years.
Takahē are large birds, but are flightless and despite being equipped with a powerful beak and legs, are no match for introduced mammalian predators like cats, ferrets and stoats. The increase in numbers of a bird that was once thought to be extinct is a great success story for the Takahē Recovery Programme and its national partner Fulton Hogan.
Listen to Te Anau DOC Takahē ranger Glen Greaves, interview with RNZ about this bold, beautiful bird and its incredible come back story.
Battle for our Birds
Battle for our Birds is DOC's successful national pest control programme that protects our most vulnerable native species.
We have a webpage to keep you up to date with the status of these operations on public conservation land including within Fiordland National park.
Monitoring results
DOC scientists monitored key bird and bat species to measure the effects of the 2014 Battle for our Birds pest control programme.
Researchers tagged and tracked mōhua, rock wren, kea, robin, rifleman and bats, over two years (2014-2016) to see how they survived and bred.
Don’t take the lake up river
Do your bit to prevent the spread of freshwater pests in Fiordland National Park this summer.
Didymo is found in lakes Te Anau and Manapouri, but the majority of western Fiordland is still didymo-free. It is important to Check, Clean, Dry all gear before leaving the lake edge and moving into lake tributaries or when moving between waterways.
Check, Clean, Dry prevents the spread of all freshwater pests, not just didymo.
Get involved
Great Kiwi Morning Tea
October is 'Save Kiwi Month' and you can join the fun and help to keep kiwi safe at the Great Kiwi Morning Tea.
It’s really easy to get involved. Just register here, invite your friends, family or colleagues to your event, bake up a storm and have fun!
When: Friday 21st October (or whenever is convenient for you)
Where: That's up to you too!
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