Webinar “Sustaining Wildlife”
Ecology Ngātahi
by aucklandecology
2y ago
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 principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi in conservation management In 2016, a Conservation Management Plan (CMP) for Hauturu o Toi was formally agreed upon by mana whenua Ngati Manuhiri and the Department of Conservation. I will discuss the principles that shaped the development of the CMP and the application of tikanga that is applied and the challenges to ensure that the mana and mauri of Hauturu o To ..read more
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Centre for Biodiversity and Biosecurity webinar series
Ecology Ngātahi
by aucklandecology
4y ago
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 highlight recent research in biodiversity and biosecurity. Join us online for these free webinars, making sure to register beforehand: 16 June 2020 – Conservation connectivity: from backyards and farms to landscapes 23 June 2020 – Out of sight, out of mind: exploring microbial diversity and function 1 July 2020 – Better biosecurity by the numbers Conservation connectivity: from backyards and far ..read more
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Recovering southern right whales chart a new course
Ecology Ngātahi
by aucklandecology
4y ago
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 up west of New Zealand – 6000 km away from their historical summer feeding ground east of the Chatham Islands! Tohorā are a remarkable conservation success story; from a low of perhaps 40 whales in 1920 around New Zealand, there were an estimated 2000 in 2009. Stopping the hunting and protecting their key wintering ground of the Auckland Islands / Maungahuka has given Tohorā a chance to recover ..read more
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Walk the Talk: my sustainability journey
Ecology Ngātahi
by aucklandecology
4y ago
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 response at the time (probably something lame, as fathoming the psyche of teenagers was not my best parenting skill). His lament has lingered with me, but here is how I would like to respond now: “Yes, they do – all our decisions need to be green.  The world’s environmental challenges are too dire to start picking and choosing which times we make a green choice and which times we carry on rega ..read more
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Pathways to paradise or highways of hell
Ecology Ngātahi
by aucklandecology
4y ago
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 Zealand is sheep and beef farms (our conservation estate is 31% of the total land area) (see Jennifer Pannell’s super cool infographic below). These farms also contain 25% of the native vegetation in New Zealand. This means that farms provide an excellent opportunity for improving our native biodiversity. I’m part of a National Science Challenge project that has been looking at just that; consideri ..read more
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Just like time, intelligence is relative
Ecology Ngātahi
by aucklandecology
4y ago
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. Simplified representation of the cognitive mechanism (1.Acquire, 2.Proccess, 3.Store, 4.Act) As a research area, animal cognition is relatively new and full of unanswered questions. Testing for cognitive ability in animals can be challenging. Many experiments are human-centric and based on what humans are good at, e.g. tool use, language, numerical counting… It is also complex to measure some ..read more
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All the Small Things: Microbial Symbioses with Plants
Ecology Ngātahi
by aucklandecology
5y ago
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. These factors we would class as abiotic – physical influences.  When biotic factors are brought up, we would probably think of animals such as browsers, herbivores who graze on their favourite plants.  But what is often not thought about are the interactions that microbial organisms have in a terrestrial forestry system. I find that microbial concepts in ecology are so easily looked over. This ..read more
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Mob-scene
Ecology Ngātahi
by aucklandecology
5y ago
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 ornithologist, I always pay attention to birds and what they are up to. The avian diversity as well as all the noises the creatures were producing was simply overwhelming. But there was one thing which added significantly to the Aussie bird chorus and disturbed not just me, but other birds as well. I am talking about mobbing, which I have observed many times both in Europe and now in Australia, but neve ..read more
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Globally mindful. Locally active.
Ecology Ngātahi
by aucklandecology
5y ago
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 little girl, she saved money and bought as many second-hand books as she could. One book, ‘Tarzan of the Apes’, which she still treasures, caught her attention. She fell in love with Tarzan, but what did Tarzan do? He fell in love with the wrong Jane. Heartbreak aside, Tarzan inspired her to grow up, live in Africa among wild animals, and write books about them. Seventy-five years later, Jane ha ..read more
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Hidden Diversity
Ecology Ngātahi
by aucklandecology
5y ago
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, perhaps most often mentioned is the ‘high degree of endemism’. This is the proportion of species found only in NZ and nowhere else in the world. Overall, about 90% of insect species in NZ are endemic. What is far less appreciated is the number of new species still to be discovered and described. I am often asked ‘Are there still new species to be found in NZ?’ Yes, there are, and many hundreds o ..read more
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