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Kākā range expansion in Wellington City recorded by #citizenscientists 14 of these forest parrots were reintroduced to Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne between 2002 & 07 The introduced predators are controlled in reserves across the city by Wellington City Council & Greater Wellington #kaka #urbanecology #rewilding 1/

Richard Henry should be on our money! Today is the 90th anniversary of his death. Have you heard his incredible story? A forgotten pioneer: The conservationist who rowed 500 kākāpō to safety stuff.co.nz/environment/11… #savingspecies #kākāpō #richardhenry #hope

Big news - for the next 6mths I'm Regional Director Operations for the Eastern Sth Isl of DOC! Leaving you in very safe hands w my teammate Erica as Acting Threatened Species Ambassador- she'll be giving a voice to the biodiversity crisis & how we can do our bit for conservation.

Kia ora from the new Threatened Species Ambassador team, Erica and Sam! Stay tuned over the coming weeks across stories/pages as we continue to give a voice to the biodiversity crisis and how we can all do our bit for conservation 🦎🌏

Our nation has been in a biodiversity crisis for more than 100 years, but the climate crisis could push our at-risk animals to the brink #climatechange #biodiversitycrisis The Guardian theguardian.com/world/commenti…

Critter of the Week is back! Starting with the basking shark 🦈 once a common sight in central & southern NZ, now virtually disappeared. If you see one, report to DOC ([email protected]) or iNaturalist. Listen here: bit.ly/2RkEXtS 📷: Greg Skomal -NOAA Fisheries Service

New podcast ep now live 🎧 Conservation enthusiast & DOC legend Herb talks to Nic Toki about his experience as a science communicator, navigating the bush before sat nav, being trolled by kea, and species protection on offshore islands. Listen 👉 bit.ly/2HZ9Qju

Critter of the Week is the Bryde’s whale. They are the most commonly sighted large whale in the coastal waters of northern New Zealand, but have our highest threat classification - nationally critical. Listen here : bit.ly/2SrAzd0 📸: Auckland Whale

Critter of the Week is the bar-tailed godwit . A migratory bird that holds the record for the longest non-stop flight from Alaska to NZ. Listen here: bit.ly/2HJKbtw 📸Credit Peter Langlands Wild Capture 2020

📣Make a lego NZ critter comp!📣 @JMulliganRNZ + Nic want to help fill some of those long lockdown hours with kids!* 1. Make a NZ critter from lego, duplo, even mobilo. 2. Send a photo of your creation to [email protected] by 12pm Fri 3 April *Kids not essential 📷Hayden Pickford

Talk about rising to the challenge- look at Ezra's wētā!😍 Check out entries here - from bat-winged flies to a tuatara with a backstory (Mr Turu, 99yrs old, sheltering from Covid in rock garden at our house😎) Entries in to [email protected] by Friday 12pm! rnz.co.nz/national/progr…

🎉LOCKDOWN GIVEAWAY🎉 We have 4x Critter of the Week t-shirts to give away! We'll post a daily photo challenge on FB page facebook.com/DOCTSAmbassado…. Comment on the FB post with your entry. Winner receives legendary apparel post-lockdown. DAY 1: A photo you've taken in the nature.

📣DAY 2 LOCKDOWN GIVEAWAY📣 For your very own Critter of the week tee: Comment on Day 2's FB post (link in bio) with a photo you've taken of a critter🦎 E.g. Northland green gecko in Waipū, sunning itself on a front gate 🤩 📷 Emma McLean, Northland Conservation volunteer

📣DAY 3 LOCKDOWN GIVEAWAY📣 For your very own Critter of the Week tee: Comment on Day 3’s FB post (link in bio) - a photo of how you have been connecting to nature in your backyard/local spaces while on lockdown. E.g. Making a pitfall trap to find bugs. See FB for how to make!

📣DAY 4 LOCKDOWN GIVEAWAY📣 For your very own Critter of the Week tee: Comment on Day 4’s FB post (link in bio) - a photo of how you have been connecting to nature from inside your house while on lockdown. E.g. I have been sticking my pressed plants into my plant notebook

Over Easter Department of Conservation, Air New Zealand + Isaac Conservation Trust were able to undertake essential travel to get 5 nationally critical tūturuatu/shore plovers to their new home on pest-free Mana island. Best story you've read all week, and it's only Tuesday. theguardian.com/environment/20…

Exciting news as the brilliant Kelly Frogley joins us for the next episode of the DOC Sounds of Science podcast, all about non-vascular plants! Available everywhere you get your podcasts this Friday 🎧🌿#DOCSoundsofSciencePodcast #insertlichenpunhere

Lorde's not the only who can make an epic supercut 🎤 With a very different Conservation Week in 2020, we've supercut together our most inspiring/ridiculous moments from the #DOCSoundsofSciencePodcast. Lichens, bats, and DIY kākāpō sperm helmets OH MY. 🎧 doc.govt.nz/news/podcast