Conservation psychology is the study of how human behavior influences and is influenced by the natural environment. The goal is to promote sustainable practices and foster a positive relationship between humans and nature. Social science research tells us that awareness of an issue rarely results in behaviour change. So we need a new approach to […]
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Wellington Zoo is New Zealand’s first Zoo and Wellington’s oldest conservation organisation, caring for animals since 1906. The Zoo is a not for profit charitable trust, and has been that way since 2003. The Trust runs the Zoo on behalf of Wellington City Council. They are proud to be the world’s first carboNZero certified zoo […]
Penguin talks are back! 5.30pm, Wednesday 25th June, Westland District Library, Hokitika. After an introduction to the Trust and our work, Tawaki Ranger, Catherine Stewart will share video clips, photos and insights from 11 years of monitoring Fiordland crested penguins or tawaki in one of the remotest spots in New Zealand, Gorge River in deepest […]
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We are so lucky here on the West Coast to have such cool, proactive and enthusiastic children and youth, tamariki and rangatahi, who give up their time and energy to help protect and advocate for our local wildlife, particularly our penguins! Whether it’s through school projects, girl guides, scouts, or volunteering, the young people of […]
We have been lucky enough to have Sarah Kivi carry out our Haast area tawaki monitoring for the past few years and these are her findings from the 2024 tawaki season… Aim of programme: To monitor 10-15 nests from both Haast colonies twice during the breeding season in order to gain a general idea of […]
Ranger, Catherine Stewart, reports on the tawaki season at Gorge River… The aim of the monitoring: Tawaki nests were monitored for survival/failure due to predation and to assess general chick growth and apparent health as an indication of food supply and marine conditions. Method: 27 nests were checked 6 times between 20/8/2024 and 28/10/2024 […]
We know next to nothing about tawaki’s marine ecology, their foraging ranges, which prey species they consume and at which water depths they forage. Critical information is missing to assess how human activities might impact on tawaki, be it ongoing climate change, fisheries activities or pollution of the marine habitat with mining effluents or oil-leaks. […]
