Conservation / July 2020
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Environmental DNA
- Zealandia
- How do we monitor wildlife that we can’t always see, particularly in water? The answer is environmental DNA (eDNA). This process works by collecting water samples that get tested for trace elements ...
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Zealandia, Lake Road, Highbury, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Fernbirds / mātātā translocation project 2019
- Friends of Mana Island
- In 2019 FOMI translocated 40 North Island fernbirds/mātātā to the island’s wetland. There were previously none present on Mana Island. We are very grateful for sponsorship from OMV NZ to support this project. Overall aim To establish a breeding population of North Island fernbirds/mātātā on Mana Island. The island provides a range of habitats suitable […]
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Mana Island, Moki Street, Titahi Bay, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, 5022, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Newsletter July 2020
- Friends of Maara Roa
- We are planting every fine Saturday; meet at 9.30 am at the Cannons Creek entrance to Belmont Regional Park. The nursery group meets every Thursday from 10 am to noon, in the grounds of Aotea College in Okowai Road. July 2020 Newsletter Welcome back after lockdown Celebrating 20 years at the AGM GWRC grant boosts ... Read more
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Maara Roa (Cannons Creek lakes towards Duck Creek pathway), Cannons Creek, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, 5025, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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White-faced storm petrel translocation project 2019-2021
- Friends of Mana Island
- WFSP2020_Summary_ReportIn 2019 FOMI began translocating white-faced storm petrels / rōrō, takahikare-moana from Rekohu / Chathams to Mana Island over a three-year period. Fifty chicks in 2019, and 100 each in 2020 and 2021. This work is made possible through funding from our major sponsor OMV New Zealand Ltd. Overall aim To establish a self-sustaining population […]
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Mana Island, Moki Street, Titahi Bay, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, 5022, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Low Carbon Kāpiti AGM – at Nga Manu with guest speaker!
- Low Carbon Kapiti
- 2pm – 3:30pm Sunday 16 August 2020, Nga Manu Nature Reserve, 4 Nga Manu Reserve Road, Waikanae, or by Zoom.
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Summer success for Wellington predator management
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington student Emily Chase spent her summer traipsing across the city, surveying 240 sites to figure out how effective predator management strategies have been in Wellington.
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Final planting just the beginning for Queen Elizabeth Park conservation showcase
- Greater Wellington Regional Council
- The third and final wave of planting is about to go ahead in a conservation project that will transform 25 hectares of Queen Elizabeth Park from highly modified peatland into forest and wetland supporting native plants and animals while absorbing greenhouse gases.
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