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Good news for Gotham

Conservationists were excited to discover three new bat colonies on the fringes of Auckland. Now an investigation has been launched to find out how these mysterious denizens of the night have survived – and how they can be protected.

WWF palm oil trailer

A satirical film trailer from the World Wildlife Fund to raise awareness of the pervasiveness of non-sustainable palm oil production.   Seen a great eco video? We’d love to know about it, so please email us the link. Even better, make your own video! Film your best tips, secrets or how-to guide,

Billionaire in high-tech rhino rescue

Balloons equipped with night-vision cameras will soon be working around the clock to protect rhinos, as part of a $30 million scheme funded by Howard Buffett, son of the famous billionaire investor Warren.

Beavers roam England again

Wild beavers have mysteriously returned to England after being hunted to extinction 300 years ago.

Slippery slope for eels

Dr Jan Wright, the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, says New Zealand’s native longfin eel is on the path to extinction, and a moratorium on commercial fishing should be put in place to help save it.

Attracting lizards to your garden

New Zealand has geckos with baggy, velvety skin and broad heads and skinks with sleek, smooth skin (as pictured). They look like small snakes with legs. Lizards help scatter the seeds of some of our native plants and may also pollinate their flowers, so are great little creatures to have in

Gareth Morgan and the killer cats

Gareth Morgan sure knows how to stir up controversy, huh? His campaign to control cats in New Zealand has really touched a nerve. In case you’ve missed the debate, he’s been pointing out lately that cats kill huge numbers of birds and animals in New Zealand, and that if we controlled

Request for lizard sightings

Wellington City Council has asked the public to log any lizard sightings they make as part of a survey into the secretive reptiles. Mayor Celia Wade-Brown says that although we might not see the secretive reptiles very often, Wellington is actually home to at least eight distinct species of lizards –

Help protect wild birds from window strike

Reader submitted

Millions of wild birds are killed each year flying into windows. WindowAlert is a static cling or low tack (depending on design) decal that may be applied to the outside of home and office windows. The decals contain a component which briliantly reflects ultraviolet sunlight. This ultraviolet light is invisible to