Was just talking about how cool New Zealand’s rare frogs are and wanted to share. These frogs evolved to have no ears, so they also have no croaking noises (what’s the point if the mates you are trying to attract are deaf) which is unique!...
The kahukura red admiral butterfly has been named New Zealand’s Bug of the Year today, after nearly 17,000 bug lovers voted for their favourite insect....
Cool short video about unique Archey's Frog (m.youtube.com)
Was just talking about how cool New Zealand’s rare frogs are and wanted to share. These frogs evolved to have no ears, so they also have no croaking noises (what’s the point if the mates you are trying to attract are deaf) which is unique!...
The government wants to fast-track approvals of large infrastructure projects – that’s bad news for NZ’s biodiversity (theconversation.com)
New Zealand Geo: Batfly (www.nzgeo.com)
This is a really good read about one of my favourite weird animal facts!
Weather: Chilly start to the weekend across NZ (www.rnz.co.nz)
Koya tribe rides the eco-friendly wave to help conserve the Indian Bison of Eastern Ghats (www.thehindu.com)
Kahukura red admiral butterfly named NZ's Bug of the Year (www.rnz.co.nz)
The kahukura red admiral butterfly has been named New Zealand’s Bug of the Year today, after nearly 17,000 bug lovers voted for their favourite insect....
A family initiative to conserve megalithic history (www.thehindu.com)
Aotearoa Daily Kōrero 31/12/2023
Welcome to today’s daily kōrero!...
Rainforests provide a public good. The world should pay to conserve them (www.economist.com)
Great Plains Zoo working to conserve black-footed ferrets (www.dakotanewsnow.com)
Brazil to propose mega fund to conserve forests at COP28 climate summit (www.reuters.com)
Guys I just discovered the town equivalent of Bashford Antiques!: This Louisiana Town Runs Largely on Traffic Fines. If You Fight Your Ticket, the Mayor Is Your Judge. (www.propublica.org)
Via @stopthatgirl7
Bird of the Century winner announced: Pūteketeke pandemonium prevails (www.forestandbird.org.nz)
Pūteketeke won, no surprise there. I think what most of us were waiting for was the 2nd spot which goes to North Island Brown Kiwi....
Seven villages in Tamil Nadu celebrate silent Deepavali to conserve birds in nearby bird sanctuary (www.thehindu.com)
Dong Thap works hard on conserving red-crowned cranes | Environment | Vietnam (en.vietnamplus.vn)
Scientists have a clever new playbook to control - and conserve - the possum (www.nzherald.co.nz)
Project Nilgiri Tahr: Tamil Nadu’s Effort to Conserve an Endangered Species (currentaffairs.adda247.com)
Sculpture Trail Brings Kiwi Artists and Kiwi Conservation To The Streets Of Auckland, New Zealand (auckland.scoop.co.nz)
Joining Jane Goodall in Conserving Chimp Habitats (www.nasa.gov)
Interior Department Announces More Than $40.6 Million for Collaborative Efforts to Conserve America’s Most Imperiled Species (cleantechnica.com)
Vietnam’s elephant ‘ID cards’ help preserve a diminished species (www.aljazeera.com)
Scientists Cryopreserve and Revive Coral Fragments in a World First for Conservation (www.smithsonianmag.com)
We're more likely to break conservation rules when we see others doing it, scientists say (phys.org)
Study: Social justice for traditional knowledge holders will help conserve Europe's nature (phys.org)