It’s amazing to me that so much time and energy is spent focusing on identifying causes for biodversity and environmental change that, in reality, are only a fraction of the problem. They are also...
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...
Also known as Alfred and Cicily Beach, Otapahi is a Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust Reserve. It is a private reserve near Allan’s Beach that is surrounded by towering hills of grazing sheep and cattle. Dirt...
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...
5:45 am Saturday July 7- my alarm goes off and I snooze… twice 6:10 am- finally get up and wander to the “living room” of Abbey in my slippers and sweat pants 6:11 am-...
This is the River Leith. It runs through campus. That’s the Clocktower building in the back. See those ducks? I really like them. They are not around during the day, just after the sun...
Thursday was a big day. I had two meetings with other penguin people to discuss a range of topics, including my proposed PhD research. Then it gets good. Another PhD student Mel asked me...
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...
Saturday 26 May . The day I would see Yellow-Eyed penguins (YEP) for the first time. I slept in a bit. My original plan was to go to the Dunedin Farmer’s Market, which is...
