News related to Animal Threats
- Snakehead mystery solved - 21 December 2006
Further details of the snakehead found in a gutter in a Napier street on Monday night have come to light today.
- From otter spotters to Red vented bulbul bird watchers - 8 September 2006
Not long ago Aucklanders were keeping their eyes peeled for Jin the escaped Auckland Zoo otter. Now they’re again being asked to report sightings of red-vented bulbul birds.
- Clover Root Weevil found in the South Island - 16 February 2006
Clover root weevil has been detected in the South Island near Christchurch airport by AgResearch during a trap testing programme.
- Aucklanders asked to look out for red-vented bulbul birds - 6 September 2005
Biosecurity New Zealand is asking Aucklanders, and particularly those in Devonport and the central city, to keep an eye out for a pair of red-vented bulbul birds that have recently been sighted in the area.
- Joint response to tackle kauri dieback - 26 November 2008
Kauri dieback (Phytophthora taxon Agathis or PTA), the newly-identified disease attacking kauri trees, is being addressed by six agencies working together as one response team.