New Zealand Wildlife, Wild Animals, Birds NZ 1

1 Department of Conservation

Government department charged with conserving New Zealand's natural and historic heritage; site has sections on natural parks, tracks and walks, plants and animals, marine and coastal wealth, science and research etc

Government Departments Wildlife

2 New Zealand Birds

Web site on birds of New Zealand and bird watching; contains a gallery of birds in the country, bird festival, trip reports, Maori myths and lore, and a bird store; also has a link to Journal of New Zealand Birds

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3 Penguins in New Zealand

Web site by Dave Houston; contains a FAQ on penguins; info on various species; viewing sites in the wild and in captivity; threats; conservation; events; and research

Wildlife

4 Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Inc

New Zealand's largest national conservation organisation whose mission is to preserve and protect the native plants & animals & natural features of NZ; has over 40,000 members; central office is in Wellington; generally known as Forest and Bird

Wildlife Environmental Organisations

5 What Bird?

Searchable database of birds in New Zealand, searchable by name, family, abundance, origin and size; also carries short and long audios and rain calls of bird cries

Wildlife

6 Bank of New Zealand Save the Kiwi

Programme managed by the Department of Conservation to co-ordinate all kiwi recovery work in New Zealand; marketing, education, fundraising and fund allocation done by the Bank of New Zealand Kiwi Recovery Trust

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7 Chatham Island Taiko Trust

Trust set up to protect the Chatham Island Taiko (Magenta Petrel), which is one of the world's endangered seabirds, found only on the Chatham Islands; website describes the Taiko and the work being carried out to save it from extinction

Environmental Organisations Wildlife

8 Fish & Game New Zealand

New Zealand government agency responsible for managing freshwater sportsfish fisheries and gamebird hunting; head office: Wellington; site has information on fishing and hunting sites, getting licences, wetlands and so on

Government Agencies Wildlife

9 Forest Floor

Growers/suppliers of native New Zealand trees and plants for revegetation projects, farmers, commercial landscapers etc; also provides landscaping & other advisory services, consultancy on ecological issues etc; runs a native bird recovery centre

Forestry Companies Garden Tools and Materials Wildlife

10 Hector's and Maui's Dolphins

Web site about the Maui's Dolphin and the Hector's Dolphin, which are among the world's smallest cetaceans; both are classified as endangered

Wildlife