Hidden Diversity
Posted by Darren Ward @nzhymenoptera New Zealand is a weird place for biodiversity. An estimated 20,000 invertebrate species live in New Zealand and at least 50% are undescribed. When discussed,...
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Globally mindful. Locally active.
Posted by Kaavya Benjamin Recently, I had the opportunity to hear Dame Dr. Jane Goodall speak about her Roots & Shoots program at Kristin School. Her intense passion for science began when, as a...
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Mob-scene
Posted by Daria Erastova @Kuukso This month I visited Australia for the first time in my life and was very impressed by the number of wildlife encounters I experienced in only 10 days! As an...
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All the Small Things: Microbial Symbioses with Plants
By Megan Tan @meganlapin When I talk about plants and what may influence their growth and occurrence in an environment, it’s easy to mention the presence of sunlight or how much rainfall it gets....
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Just like time, intelligence is relative
By Juliane Gaviraghi Mussoi Animal cognition can be defined as the mechanisms in which animals acquire, process, store and act on information of their environment (Shettleworth, 1998). Figure 1....
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Pathways to paradise or highways of hell
If you travel overseas (especially to Australia) you are likely to hear a lot of sheep jokes about New Zealanders. This makes sense when you realise that nearly 40% of the total land area in New...
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Walk the Talk: my sustainability journey
Posted by Jacqueline Beggs @JacquelineBeggs “Not every decision needs to be green Mum” came the aggrieved voice of my teenage son about a decade ago. I do not remember what prompted the gripe, nor my...
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Recovering southern right whales chart a new course
Posted by Emma Carroll @EmzLCarroll New work suggests that recovering whale populations can do unexpected things. Satellite tracked New Zealand southern right whales/ Tohorā nō Aotearoa (Tohorā) ended...
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Centre for Biodiversity and Biosecurity webinar series
Te Whare Tiaki Koiora | Mo te orangatonutanga o tō tātou Kanorau Koiora Posted by Jacqueline Beggs The Centre for Biodiversity and Biosecurity is hosting a series of three bite-sized webinars to...
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Webinar “Sustaining Wildlife”
Speaker: Nicola MacDonald, Ngati Rehua, Ngati Wai Co-Chair Hauraki Gulf Forum, Chair Auckland Conservation Board, Chair Aotea Conservation Advisory Park, Chair Te Pou Taiao Title: Applying the...
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