DOC Coastal Otago

DOC Coastal Otago tweets about volunteer opportunities, conservation events and activities.

[RoyalAlbatrossCam @RoyAlbatrossCam]

Windy days are for soaring! Tune in to watch LIVE as Northern Royal Albatrosses of New Zealand’s only mainland colony at Taiaroa Head cutting across the sky as our resident #royalcam pair incubates their single egg (due to hatch in a little over 2 weeks!)
https://t.co/9PatJTDZ5T

[Department of Conservation @docgovtnz]

Hoiho/yellow-eyed penguin numbers on mainland New Zealand are marginally up on last year’s but ongoing threats and emerging diseases continue to plague the struggling population: https://t.co/WIV8Y8IaRU

[Bird Cams @BirdCams]

Love the @RoyAlbatrossCam? Join us tomorrow for an afternoon of albatross at 4 PM ET on Monday, November 30, with Sharyn Broni, a wildlife ranger with the New Zealand @docgovtnz. RSVP to this live Q&A by clicking the link below. https://t.co/z7hfn3oV9q

[Department of Conservation @docgovtnz]

Congratulations to the kākāpo on being crowned @Forest_and_Bird Bird of the Year! 👑 Swooping into first place for the second time. Honorable mention to front-runner the toroa/Antipodean albatross for receiving most number one votes at the polls over the past two weeks.

[DOC Coastal Otago @DOCcoastalotago]

Get outdoors!

[Department of Conservation @docgovtnz]

Share your favourite shots today to win!

#GOWeekNZ @GetOutdoorsWeek

[DOC Coastal Otago @DOCcoastalotago]

The close of voting is getting closer.

Have you voted yet?

Vote here: https://t.co/6gu24gzei8

[Department of Conservation @docgovtnz]

You have three more days to vote in this year's @Forest_and_Bird Bird of the Year - voting closes this Sunday at 5pm. Vote here: https://t.co/pY2Jh0RWH8

Thanks to last year's reigning champion the hoiho/yellow-eyed penguin for the friendly reminder!
📷: Leon Berard

[DOC Coastal Otago @DOCcoastalotago]

Brave New Wilderness Premiere 29th November, 7.30pm Rialto Cinema, Dunedin. BOOK EARLY. Tickets $10 from Rialto. Profits to Kakapo and Takahe recovery.

https://t.co/pGlY3QG5q5

Life can find a way but sometimes it needs a little help.

[DOC Coastal Otago @DOCcoastalotago]

Vote your your five favourite birds at: https://t.co/6gu24gQP9G

[Department of Conservation @docgovtnz]

It's back! @Forest_and_Bird's Bird of the Year/ Te Manu Rongonui o Te Tau 2020. Voting opens today Monday 2 November and closes at 5pm Sunday 15 November. Find out more: https://t.co/pY2Jh0RWH8

Here is last years champion the hoiho/yellow-eyed penguin 🌟

📷: James Reardon

[Department of Conservation @docgovtnz]

As we enter the warmer months, more people will be visiting our pest-free islands.
If you're planning on taking a trip, remember to leave your dog at home. Bringing pets poses a biosecurity risk and puts our wildlife at risk. Read more: https://t.co/0QyZVH8wNh

[Department of Conservation @docgovtnz]

When we ran a competition to name Atawhai, the 2020 Royal Cam chick, we got questions about why her name was in te reo Māori. Here's why.

Read more: https://t.co/2y5gmALg8n
📷: Chris McCormack

[Department of Conservation @docgovtnz]

The New Zealand Biosecurity Awards finalists have been announced. These awards recognise and celebrate outstanding contributions to protecting our country. Check out the finalists: https://t.co/qtX6QO5SUv

[Department of Conservation @docgovtnz]

Spring is here and shorebirds like our New Zealand dotterels, banded dotterels and variable oystercatchers are starting to nest on our beaches....

and they need our help: https://t.co/7gMUSH2kQ5

[Department of Conservation @docgovtnz]

A mixture of careful planning, trial and error, new technology and dogged persistence characterise the last year for the Zero Invasive Predators (ZIP) team.

Their 2019-20 annual report has just been released and makes fascinating reading: https://t.co/tvejNrKq4X

[Department of Conservation @docgovtnz]

We recently spoke with Rob McGowan, a prominent rongoā Māori practitioner well respected for his knowledge of native plants and medicines.

Rob explained to us why we need to care for our rongoā plants even if that means using 1080.

Read more here: https://t.co/Agkn6idECm

[Department of Conservation @docgovtnz]

We're investing $1.4 million to develop game-changing predator lures for trapping and predator surveillance. This will help us protect our native manu/birds and move us closer to a Predator Free Aotearoa.

Find out more: https://t.co/Fb5b3E1cKj

#PredatorFree2050 #PredatorFreeNZ

[Department of Conservation @docgovtnz]

Our Royal Cam star, Atawhai, fledged last week bringing our 2019/20 Royal Cam season to a close.

Enjoy these highlights from this past season and be sure to tune in for the 2020/21 season soon!

More here: https://t.co/5hmIy53qGy
@BirdCams @AlbatrossCentre

[DOC Coastal Otago @DOCcoastalotago]

The annual Great Kererū Count runs from the 18th - 27th September and the City Scantuary team, https://t.co/STEbJjd29o
need your help to count kereru in Ōtepoti/Dunedin.

https://t.co/tJjFLiMaDY

Mā tehuruhuru ka rerete manu. Adorn the bird with feathers so it may soar.

[Department of Conservation @docgovtnz]

Atawhai our Royal Cam chick has fledged!

After weeks of flapping on ground, holding her wings out facing the wind and getting in some much-needed hovering practice, our #RoyalCam star Atawhai has taken-off from the headland and left her nest!

https://t.co/5hmIy53qGy

[Department of Conservation @docgovtnz]

Te Ao o Tangaroa – The world of Tangaroa.

Kia Kaha te Reo Taiao contains te reo Māori words and phrases you can use while you are out enjoying Te Taiao, the unique environment of Aotearoa.

Download here: https://t.co/Wr54kclxYc
@reomaori #MāoriLanguageWeek #TWOTRM

[Department of Conservation @docgovtnz]

KEA Kids News @NZStuff reporter Kurawaka Morrison, 12, of Pasadena Intermediate in Auckland, learns more about Atawhai, the Royal Cam chick, including how nightcam footage has revealed some strange and scary visitors to the nest.

More here: https://t.co/dNpX0RtqqV