Jan 18, 2025 · We need your help to grow funding for nature. By donating to these DOC nature projects you can help protect endangered species and habitats. Avian influenza (also called bird flu) is a contagious viral disease that affects both domestic and wild birds and is caused by avian influenza viruses.

Jan 28, 2025 · Royalcam is viewing RLK and GLG at Signal Station Trig. Their egg was laid on 11 of November 2024 and hatched on 28 January 2025. Join the Royal Cam discussion at the end of this page, under the image.

The reserve protects a wide range of habitats from sandy flats to rocky reefs, offering great snorkelling and diving. Visitors to the reserve can also enjoy swimming, kayaking and viewing the interesting coastal geology. The marine reserve was established in …

Royal Cam is a 24-hour live stream of an albatross nest during the breeding season. Royalcam is viewing RLK and GLG at Signal Station Trig. Their egg was laid on 11 of November 2024 and hatched on 28 January 2025.

The Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai is a great place to work for anyone who is passionate about nature and the environment.

Call our emergency hotline 0800 DOC HOT (0800 362 468) immediately if you see anyone catching, harming or killing native wildlife.

The kiwi is a unique and curious bird: it cannot fly, has loose, hair-like feathers, strong legs and no tail. Learn more about the kiwi, the national icon of New Zealand and unofficial national emblem.

DOC manages a network of over 950 huts of all shapes and sizes. They provide unique places to stay, refuge from bad weather, or rest and recover when you're out exploring the outdoors.

From late October to April, experience 'the finest walk in the world' - along valleys carved by glaciers, through ancient rainforests and past cascading waterfalls. From May to late October, it can be cold and wet, with ice, snow and short daylight hours - only go if you have alpine, river crossing and navigation skills.

New Zealand has several kinds of native wasps which have evolved here and have never become a nuisance. But five social species of wasps have been accidentally introduced since the 1940s and are classed as pests (German and common wasps, and three species of paper wasp).