Young leopard seals are said to travel north to New Zealand occasionally. New Zealand fur seals are now seen more often in the Hauraki Gulf and perhaps we will see both species more often in the future. For more on leopard seals click here. Progress DOC has now produced detailed plans for upgrading parts of the main walkway and have…
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Seasons Greetings 2015
To all our wonderful supporters Wishing you a Wonder-filled Festive Season with family and friends and time spent in nature. A BIG THANK YOU to each and every one of you for your support, especially our executive committee, sub committees and the pest controlling volunteers on the ground. Because of our efforts we now have more birdsong, undergrowth and life…
Newsletter Winter 2015
Progress, scoping the forest, working with DOC, trapping, monthly catch stats, bird count.
Track Diversion Proposal
Not long after the track upgrade a few years ago, the sea began washing away a section of trail, just before the last set of steps which climb up out of the bush to the clifftop at the south end of Karepiro Bay. At the last FOOB committee meeting, Keith Gell from DOC told us that a diversion has recently…
Dr Mike Joy’s presentation at AGM
Dr Mike Joy, Senior Lecturer in Ecology & Environmental Science, Massey University, Palmerston North spoke about our bad water quality in New Zealand.
July 2015 AGM Report
FOOB 2015 AGM report by Lezette Reid. To this little part of our world where we are restoring biodiversity.
Okura Bush Autumn Newsletter 2015
Many thanks to Claire Taylor for this wonderful painting of rats sitting on a branch engaged in a serious workshop about rat traps!
Summer Newsletter 2015
This fine summer has brought walkers in their thousands to enjoy the shaded tracks of the Okura Bush Walkway – Auckland’s most popular bush track. It has also been a great season for native wildlife. Birdsong generally is considered more abundant thanks to the trapping program started at the beginning of 2014. Four endangered NZ dotterel chicks have hatched on…
The return of the forest gecko
After one and a half years of small scale rat trapping we have spotted our first forest gecko (Mokopirirakau granulatus). Great to see that the numbers could be on the climb. This female looks pregnant too!
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