Native to Australia, plague skinks were first recorded in Auckland during the 1960s and are now posing a threat to our rare native lizards. The plague skink (Lampropholis delicata) is sometimes known ...

Camp on the shores of Lake Tūtira or explore the area on several tracks. Discover a wildlife refuge, native forest and waterfalls. This area is alongside SH2, north of Napier. Lake Tūtira was made a ...

the age of the item what appendix the species is protected under. To find out if your species is listed under CITES you will need to know the correct scientific name to search the Species+ database.

More than 150 remote predator traps set to protect native species in Mt Aspiring National Park have been systematically tampered with says DOC. In early January, high trapping lines between Dart ...

DOC staff are cautiously optimistic about the 2024/2025 tara iti/New Zealand fairy tern breeding season, which is tracking within expectations for the critically threatened species. So far, 10 chicks ...

A major assessment released by DOC shows many of New Zealand’s native plants and animals are in for a rough time as climate change impacts increase. The assessment looked at 1145 species of birds, ...

The first release of seven juvenile whio in the Moeraki valley, north of Haast, is a milestone for West Coast whio conservation efforts. The young birds were released on January 30 by representatives ...

DOC and the Backcountry Trust (BCT) are partnering on 30 recreational hut projects this summer – great news for lovers of New Zealand’s backcountry and those looking to volunteer outdoors, says DOC.

A Department of Conservation study is predicting more extreme weather for New Zealand’s southernmost subantarctic island, which is likely to impact the sealions, albatross and other threatened species ...

DOC has begun an incursion response on predator free Ulva Island after a rat was found dead in a trap last week during routine surveillance. Ulva Island is a nature sanctuary in Paterson Inlet, 780 ...

Hundreds of people a day are visiting Mautohe Cathedral Cove’s famous beach following the reinstatement of walking access to the popular Coromandel location. In December, DOC reopened the main walking ...

DOC plans to control a mouse plague that is threatening to destroy a small population of critically endangered Alborn skinks near Reefton using the toxin brodifacoum in bait stations. Mouse numbers ...