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2021 November – 2022 February newsletter
Read our Whiringa-Ā-Rangi - Huitānguru (November 2021 - February 2022) newsletter here, which features a farewell from Christine who supported the volunteer team throughout 2021, a kōkako update, pest monitoring results, a funding win, and the Ark's very own Batman!...
Biosecurity Update November 2021-February 2022
It's been a busy summer with lots of news to share - we've completed last year's baiting round, reached the milestone of over 2000 rat catches recorded since 2015, and have been safely working throughout the Red restrictions to protect the taonga species that call the...
2021 June – October Newsletter
Read our Pipiri - Hiringa-ā-nuku (June - October) newsletter here, which features an introduction from our new Volunteer Coordinator Eduardo, the latest trapping results, kōkako korero, photos from around the Ark including ducklings and September storm damage, an...
June-October 2021 Biosecurity Update
It's been a few months since our last biosecurity update, and before lockdown hit we were over 80% of the way through 'baiting the other way around' as well as trialling an alternative bait DoubleTap in a quarter of our bait stations. We haven't let lockdown slow us...
Kōkako korero – first update of the 2021/22 season!
Kia ora koutou! Despite lockdown interrupting the kōkako census for a second year, after a 6 week break the Auckland Zoo team are masked up and back out in the field tracking down our kōkako. Getting up early pays off for those keen to hear kōkako. While the...
Celebrating our volunteers; 2021 so far!
We're well on our way through 2021, and it's been a year of change both at the Ark and across Aotearoa. One thing that hasn't changed is how amazing the Ark team is - you've donated an incredible amount of time to protect our ngahere! During the first half of this...
Volunteer medley: stories of our team’s work within the Ark and across Aotearoa
Wintertime bat-logging at Ark reveals a surprise. Although they have not been seen, pekapeka tou roa (or long-tailed bats) have most definitely been heard this winter in the Ark in audio-recordings of their calls. Long-time volunteer and resident bat-man Grant Capill...
Kōkako summary for 2020-21
Image above: chick GM-RY, the first chick fledged this season by Ātaahua & Kapua. Photographer: Grant Capill. The 2020-21 season saw 6 new members of our kōkako whānau from our 6 monitored pairs, as well as unknown number of other chicks from our un-monitored...
April & May 2021 Biosecurity update
While baiting was on hold during wasp season, our tenacious trappers continued to service their lines and protect the Ark from pests. Below we share the latest trapping results, pest monitoring results, and share some news from our trial traps. Baiting, the...
April 2021 Induction session & Ark BBQ
Photo above: Keen volunteers at our April 2021 induction session. Photographer: Karen Davis (front). It was at the first induction session since going into a state of lockdown, that fifteen new volunteers were welcomed into the Ark family for a day of field...