My Whio Fact File
By Ray (age 4), with the help of his grandmother. This is me with my whio collection. Most people have...
The Night the Wind Howled
By India (age 8) One stormy night in March me, my little brother, my Mum and my Dad went...
Bedgebury National Pinetum
By Olivia (age 10) Adventure in a World of Trees at Bedgebury National Pinetum is a big forest in England....
Tips and Tricks for Nature Photography
Hello, I am Lennox, a keen photographer who is 13 years old. I got into photography about two years ago,...
DOC’s War on Weeds
The Dirty (Baker’s) Dozen The Department of Conservation (DOC) has created these AMAZING fact sheets, and wanted posters, for the...
Conserving the fish
Cameron sent in this picture of him with a little snapper. He’s learning about conserving our fish. He says, “The...
Apple snails
By Sam, 10 years, South Head These are my apple snails. They grow as big as an apple. They clean...
Visiting the tussocky home of some of our beautiful skinks and geckos
By Beatrice Lee, KCO Dunedin Grand skink Dunedin KCC had a trip out into the tussock covered hills overlooking the...
NZ Conservation Dogs: Millie the Rat Dog
By Kate Graeme, KCO Tauranga At Aongatete, we met Scott and his conservation dog, Millie. Millie is trained to hunt out...
STORY: Pete’ the Bad Robber Cat Pulls a Fast-One over The Morkies
This story was written c. 1927 by Arthur Messenger for his nephew, Gerald. Arthur wrote some of the very first...
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