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Winning team: Andrew Cottle and Sam Walter, pictured with DOC Freshwater Pests and Migratory Fish Species Ranger Anita Pearson, shot a record total of 1092.09 kilograms of koi in the Whangamarino wetland. The New Zealand Bowhunters Society removed more ...

Rare carnivorous plant found in Hauraki region 15 May, 2021 01:24 AM 3 minutes to read A survey of threatened plants at Whangamarino has uncovered an exciting find for Waikato botanists. Photo / DoC A survey of threatened plants at Whangamarino has uncovered an exciting find for Waikato botanists. Photo / DoC Bay of Plenty Times A survey of rare plants has been completed at Waikatos internationally significant Whangamarino Wetland, with excitement over the rediscovery of a seldom-found carnivor...

Threatened plant survey uncovers exciting find Supplied photo. ); } else { // } A survey of rare plants has been completed at Waikato’s internationally significant Whangamarino Wetland, with excitement over the rediscovery of a seldom-found carnivorous species. It’s been more than a decade since threatened plants have been surveyed at Whangamarino Wetland, with the last survey undertaken in 2009. Covering almost 7000 ha in the Waikato, Whangamarino is the second ...

Date Time Whangamarino threatened plant survey uncovers exciting find for Waikato botanists It’s been more than a decade since threatened plants have been surveyed at Whangamarino Wetland, with the last survey undertaken in 2009. Covering almost 7,000 ha in the Waikato, Whangamarino is the second largest freshwater wetland in the North Island and is one of three RAMSAR wetlands in the DOC Hauraki-Waikato-Taranaki region. Waikato District Biodiversity Rangers Lizzie Sharp and Kerry Jones, and ...

Seeing dead gannets along the Kāwhia coastline isn’t unusual, though it may be a troubling sight for locals, Waikato senior ranger bio-diversity Nigel Binks said. “Just off the west coast we’ve got an island called Gannet Island, and it’s the most substantial gannet breeding colony in the country,” Binks said. Supplied With its 1.8 m wing-span, the Australasian gannet is a conspicuous, predominantly white seabird that is common in New Zealand coastal waters (File Photo). “Last w...