Ecology
Cutting the grass? Cut it out!
Lawn owner William Ray looks at the ecological benefits of not mowing and letting your grass grow longer.
AudioOur Changing World for 10 September 2020
An ecologist and a mathematician are collaborating on open source software called AviaNZ that will allow a computer to identify bird calls. Audio
Cam Speedy - The link between seabirds and the land
Our expert today is a forest ecologist and champion of seabirds, Cam Speedy. Audio, Gallery
Mike Joy's vision for New Zealand in 2021
What will Aotearoa look like in one year's time? Freshwater scientist Mike Joy has written about his vision for change on the Better Futures Forum website. The recommendations aren't radical but… Audio
Expert Feature: Professor Carolyn King - invasive mammals
High-profile ecologist, Professor Carolyn King, says New Zealand's Predator Free 2050 goal is feasible, but has voiced concerns about the possible use of gene drives as a means of achieving it. Audio, Gallery
Steve Wratten: plants to please bees
Steve Wratten is Professor of Ecology with the Bio-Protection Research Centre based at Lincoln University. Audio
Elizabeth of Tawa: teen environmentalist takes on predators
Self-described 'bird nerd' Elizabeth Werner is working to eradicate predators in her Wellington neighbourhood. Video, Audio, Gallery
Dave Bryden - moving kokako to a safer home
It is without doubt one of the most haunting of our bird calls - that of the North Island kokako, less poetically also known as the blue-wattled crow. Ecologist and kokako specialist Dave Bryden is… Audio, Gallery
Climate change, overfishing, cruise ships behind bleak state of marine life
The latest snapshot of the state of our oceans paints - yet again - a bleak picture of what's happening beneath the waves.
The Environment Ministry's second marine report shows the human activity on… Video, Audio
Leadership 'lacking' in new conservation strategy
The government's new action plan for biodiversity involves making the country pest free by 2050, and reducing fishing bycatch of seabirds and marine mammals, to zero. But a conservation ecologist says… Audio
John Flux - Lifelong ecologist
Internationally respected New Zealand ecologist John Flux has spent his life studying hares, starlings, and even his own cats. Audio
Exploring Fish Fossils at Foulden Maar
Our regular freshwater ecologist, Stella McQueen has been spending some time in Otago at the Foulden Maar site finding out about the fish that lived there. Audio
John Flux - Lifelong ecologist
Internationally respected New Zealand ecologist John Flux has spent his life studying hares, starlings, and even his own cats. His study of starlings in Belmont Regional Park, near Wellington, has… Audio
Professor Mark Costello - when is a species not a species?
Mark Costello is an Auckland University marine ecologist, who co-leads the world's most comprehensive stocktake of marine life, which has enabled scientists to name all but half a million of all… Audio
'Fish ear bones are like a diary'
Fish ear bones are tiny treasure troves of information about a fish's life, its environment and even local weather. Audio
'Fish ear bones are like a diary'
Fish ear bones are tiny treasure troves of information about a fish's life, its environment and even local weather.
AudioDateline Pacific morning edition for 11 September 2018
People in Fiji are being urged to conserve water as a dry spell grips; Greater protection's needed for migrating ocean species; Cook Islands tourism operators look to improve their safety standards… Audio
Greater protection needed for migrating ocean species
Protection of endangered species that migrate across the Pacific's many countries and territories need a greater form of protection that spans borders, new research has found. Audio
Tipping Points and the health of estuaries
A nationwide experiment is investigating how estuaries might suddenly 'tip' as a result of increasing nutrients and sediments. Audio
Tipping Points and the health of estuaries
A nationwide experiment is investigating how estuaries might suddenly 'tip' as a result of increasing nutrients and sediments.
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