29/09/2024

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A creature of two worlds – the brush tailed possum – cheeky, yet deadly!

My latest feature in Wildlife Australia magazine, about the possum seen as delightful and cheeky in Australia, grilled as a deadly havoc-spreading menace in Aotearoa / New Zealand     There’s a well-known Aussie species, with a benign influence here, but lethal consequences once brought into Aotearoa New Zealand, even if for all the ‘right reasons’ . Henricus Peters shares the story of the brush-tailed possum…     The Australian context  The brush-tailed possum, Trichosurus vulpecula, is the most widely distributed possum in...

Threatened species day 2024 – saving wildlife

Today is Threatened Species Day in Australia Here are some key facts: What is The IUCN Red List? Established in 1964, The International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species has evolved to become the world’s most comprehensive information source on the global conservation status of animal, fungi and plant species. The IUCN Red List is a critical indicator of the health of the world’s biodiversity. Far more than a list of species and their status, it...

Celebrating the vulture

International Vulture Awareness Day shines a spotlight on the highly important yet vastly misunderstood birds – vultures. Join the hundreds of organisers and thousands of participants that celebrated IVAD over the years to give these underappreciated guardians of nature a voice and drive meaningful conservation action....

Bird of the Year ….. voting is now OPEN!!

  After a campaign that will go down in history, the pūteketeke Australasian crested grebe has won Bird of the Century 2023, thanks to a global campaign by British-American comedian John Oliver. Voting for Bird of the Year 2024 is now open! And the polls will close at 5pm on Sunday 15 September. The birds….some of them! Kotutu White heron Ruru Morepork Royal Spoonbill Diary Prion Brown creeper Tui Kokako Yellow-eyed Penguin Stitchbird Takahe Kaka Kakapo Black stilt …. the...