by Alex Ough Dealy | Mar 19, 2026 | Flora & Fauna, News, Publications
By Dr Vicky FroudeThe original article in Russell Lights | Ngā Mārama o Kororāreka, March 2026 edition Russell Landcare Trust has made amazing progress in eliminating possums, rats, and most stoats from nearly 1000 ha of the 3000 ha Russell Peninsula. Map 1 shows...
by Alex Ough Dealy | Dec 17, 2025 | Flora & Fauna, Publications
By Annie HillThe original article in Russell Lights | Ngā Mārama o Kororāreka, December 2025 edition Of all the invasive species in Aotearoa New Zealand, the common myna, Acridotheres tristis, must be one of the most cordially disliked. A native of the Indian...
by Evita Zarina | Nov 19, 2025 | Flora & Fauna, Publications
By Annie HillThe original article in Russell Lights | Ngā Mārama o Kororāreka, November 2025 edition There are only two migratory land birds in Aotearoa, New Zealand, and both are cuckoos. There’s a story that early Māori noticed cuckoos flying south every spring and...
by Evita Zarina | Oct 1, 2025 | Flora & Fauna, Publications
By Annie HillThe original article in Russell Lights | Ngā Mārama o Kororāreka, October 2025 edition Do you know which bird is depicted on the $20 bill? It’s the kārearea, New Zealand falcon and Bird of the Year 2025. The kārearea, Falco novaeseelandiae, is New...
by Evita Zarina | Jul 21, 2025 | Publications
By Annie HillThe original article in Russell Lights | Ngā Mārama o Kororāreka, July 2025 edition Look out for pollinators aka Save our Bees! Considering that the mass of all insects on the planet is 1 gigatonne, compared with 0.06 for humans, it seems hard to believe...
by Evita Zarina | Jun 15, 2025 | Flora & Fauna, Publications
By Annie HillThe original article in Russell Lights | Ngā Mārama o Kororāreka, June 2025 edition Possums were successfully introduced to Aotearoa New Zealand in the 1850s to provide fur, food and ‘sport’. Not particularly valuable in any of those roles, they have...
