10,000 Birds
JULY 23, 2014
New Zealand has a very odd biota these days. They took dogs to Australia, chickens across the Pacific, rabbits to England, horses to the New World, and then brought potatoes back. So that New Zealand would end up with quite a few species of animal not originally found here is hardly surprising of itself.
10,000 Birds
JULY 13, 2016
If your surroundings are carcass-free, you have crows to thank, according to new research about their scavenging services. Speaking of valuable services, some New Zealand researchers depend upon the trusty nose of a “conservation dog” to sniff out species for study.
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Critter News
OCTOBER 24, 2009
Two authors in New Zealand claim that the carbon footprint of pet animals are the same as owning a car. New Zealand-based authors Robert and Brenda Vale base their findings on the amount of land needed to grow food for pets ranging from budgerigars to cats and dogs.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 4, 2014
Eagle-eyed readers of my posts will have noticed that I haven’t been talking about New Zealand much lately. But really, the reason I haven’t had much to say about New Zealand lately is because I haven’t seen much of it. But mostly it just gets colder and darker and more unpleasant to be out.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 9, 2019
The Southern Brown Kiwi on Stewart Island, New Zealand, that ran down the path in front of me, was never captured. They might very well have their Kiwi, but in my opinion, no bird could possible represent the country of New Zealand as well as the beautifully voiced Tui.
Critter News
DECEMBER 13, 2009
I apologize for the audio quality of this episode.my sound engineer was on the Xbox! Here are the week's stories.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 3, 2014
As New Zealand’s beat writer I think I’ve done an okay job of discussing the birding of an entirely different island for most of the year, so it’s only fair that I keep that winning streak going by talking about my target for the trip. The African Wild Dog. New Caldonia’s odd flightless heronish bird.
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