The majority of the dead birds collected in Otago were paradise shelduck, a native taonga species that traditionally used ...

Otago Fish & Game said it was the first known major outbreak of the bacterial disease in the region, while in Timaru rescuers ...

Otago Fish and Game is continuing to monitor wetlands and estuaries near the Waikouaiti wastewater treatment plant, where ...

Waterfowl and seabirds are the most likely way the virus would spread within New Zealand, moving rapidly across the country within a few weeks. Zoos and other facilities holding captive birds have ...

Dunedin (Monday, 27 January 2025) – The Dunedin City Council has identified Avian Botulism, a disease that causes paralysis in birds and often kills them, at the Waikouaiti wastewater treatment plant, ...

A third concern is aquatic invasive species such as New Zealand mud snails and quagga ... The water can also be used to train hunting dogs, to attract waterfowl and even to supply water for ...

I read with amusement the last two articles in the Bryan Times regarding the city’s attempt to address their feral cat problem. Let’s read some fun facts regarding domestic cats.