Fieldwork week 1 day 3
Location: Owaka Head and Jack’s Bay, Catlins Date: 10/17/2018 Cereal and tea for breakfast. We left the accommodations at 8:45 and traveled by two yutes (trucks) near to the site from the day before,...
Category: New Zealand
Owha
Owha is the name of a resident leopard seal here in New Zealand. This is a relatively new event and as a biologist I thought I would share information with you about these seals and Owha in particular. Background...
Roadside
I HIGHLY suggest getting roadside assistance when driving in New Zealand. That is all. PS. And a good mobile company, although phone reception is spotty is lots of places
A few NZ reserves
Lenz Historical Reserve and Tautuku Lodge Owned and managed by Forest and Bird 1 km from coast Main Lodge and two smaller cabins available for renting Three easy walking tracks from 2-9 km starting...
Weekend trip to the Catlins
13-15 July The Department of Conservation (DOC) in New Zealand is roughly equivalent to the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Government run, they do everything from protecting species, restoring habitat, research, development, monitoring, reporting, and...
Guide to Car Buying
When purchasing a car in another country: Ask around for places to look- dealers, traders, online, auction. I used TradeMe, the Ebay of NZ When looking online, make sure you double check what unit...
Did you know?
Seagulls who look like they are dancing are actually stomping on the ground to mimic rain vibrations. This makes worms come to the surface so they don’t drown, allowing the gulls a tasty lunch!...
Bit of NZ history and environmental movements
Weekend 2-3 June Friday night I was invited by two friends at Abbey to go watch a movie hosted by an environmental group on campus. The movie is called “Tomorrow”. It is a documentary...
Flying… On a Jet Plane!
Four flights. About 24 hours in the air, 36 in total. I made it to Dunedin, NZ! Hightlights of travel: No one was sitting next to me from San Francisco to Auckland Had a...