Project Janszoon Newsletter – Summer 2020/2021
Challenges getting nature in balance, Kākā ‘off the boil’, scholarship recipient announced, new ATYA crew, more native ducks in the park, new board member and
18/12/2020
Recovering weka taking a toll on native snail populations
Finding the right balance: Recovering weka are taking their toll on native snails By Ruth Bollongino, Project Janszoon Science Advisor At first glance, it is
16/12/2020
2020 Education scholarship recipient announced
Observing pollution in China and Europe first hand has prompted the 2020 recipient of the Project Janszoon Conservation Education Scholarship to study for a degree
16/12/2020
Tata islands have a rich history
Many visitors to Golden Bay may have kayaked or even swum the kilometre to the two islands off Tata Beach, but most don’t realise they’re
16/12/2020
Tākaka teen captures rare pūweto bird on camera : Seven Sharp
A 17-year-old in Tākaka is ruffling feathers in the conservation community because of his talent for ornithology, or bird-spotting — he’s already considered something of
07/12/2020
Trapping milestone reached with 40,000 rats eradicated from Abel Tasman : Nelson Mail
Conservation workers and volunteers have reached the milestone of removing more than 40,000 rats from the Abel Tasman National Park. Figures from Project Janszoon show
24/11/2020
Hadfield Clearing – the quest for the spotless crake
Abel Tasman Youth Ambassador from Golden Bay High School Bradley Shields writes about his personal quest to prove that spotless crake live at Hadfield Clearing.
23/11/2020
Prints lead to teen’s discovery in Abel Tasman National Park : Nelson Mail
When Bradley Shields came across a small set of prints in a swamp within the Abel Tasman National Park, he suspected they could have been
21/11/2020
Kākā in the Abel Tasman : Abel Tasman Magazine
The Abel Tasman National Park has a new bunch of residents. They’re loud, noisy, mischievous and like to party – but no-one is complaining. Read
16/10/2020
Rare Nelson green gecko spotted in Abel Tasman
One of the country’s rarest animals, a Nelson green gecko, has been spotted hanging out in the Abel Tasman National Park. A contractor from NRL
15/10/2020
Mārahau trapping group expand predator control efforts around Abel Tasman | Nelson Mail
A Mārahau trapping group established during lockdown aims to build on the predator control work in the Abel Tasman National Park and create a “pest
27/08/2020
Mārahau halo protecting Abel Tasman’s southern gateway
Mārahau locals are getting behind a new trapping project creating a pest free halo around the southern entrance to the Abel Tasman National Park. Mārahau
20/08/2020
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