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477 stranded whales die on remote New Zealand islands

The whales beached themselves on the Chatham Islands, about 500 miles east of New Zealand's main islands. None of the whales could be refloated and all either died naturally or were euthanized.

WEKU

477 whales die in 'heartbreaking' New Zealand strandings

Some 477 pilot whales have died after stranding themselves on two remote New Zealand beaches over recent days, officials say

The Independent UK

About 455 whales dead after stranding on New Zealand islands

No attempts made to refloat the beached whales due to danger of shark attacks and so few people on islands.

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NZ's inaction on turtle bycatch in fisheries risks reputational damage -- and it's pushing leatherbacks closer to extinction

Hundreds of endangered sea turtles have been caught in New Zealand’s commercial fisheries since 2002, according to a recent report released by the Department of Conservation (DOC).

The Conversation

DoC takes its time on sea change for Waiheke

The proponents of a new marine reserve off the coast of Waiheke Island are accusing the Department of Conservation of “bureaucratic slow-rolling”

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Conservation department slow to plug landfill in national park

An underfunded department is accused of dragging its feet over an exposed landfill

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Cost pressures or misplaced priorities? Inside DoC’s subantarctic research cuts

There are challenges to the Conservation Department’s failure to prioritise endangered marine species, using the excuse of Covid control and costs management.

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Calls for help over 'exploding' rabbit plague grow louder

A government agency has been instructed to crack down on an out-of-control rabbit population that is decimating lakeside land.

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Mining firm says drilling big gold seam won't harm unique frog

There were thought to be as few as 5000 of NZ's tiny Archey's frogs, but new eyebrow-raising research published by multinational minerals company OceanaGold says there are more than 50 mill

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Bodies of more than 100 little penguins found dumped near beach in mystery discovery

A resident of Cable Bay, in the far north of New Zealand, had initially brushed off the smell of the penguins as being attributable to a dead possum but it was actually a huge pile of dead birds

Daily Mirror

DoC forced to slash budgets in funding ‘crisis’

Official documents reveal the Conservation Department’s new boss walked straight into a budget crisis

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Peering into Transmission Gully’s environmental blind spot

An environmental criminologist tapes off Transmission Gully as a crime scene

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Deer devils of the deep south

Glimpsing Bambi through the trees might be a thrill for townie and deerstalker alike, but as hungry deer multiply, native flora and fauna suffer - and Covid is partly to blame.

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