2020 Wildlife Calendars
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- Nov 1, 2019
- 2 min
Wild Penguin Rehabilitation
Wildlife coming into a human environment for care and rehabilitation are exposed to stress and/or reduced immune response from their...
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- Oct 17, 2019
- 1 min
Wildlife Training Available
WReNNZ is excited to announce a new partnership with one of our Associate Members Learn Bird Care. Learn Bird Care is run by two of...
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- Oct 2, 2019
- 2 min
2019 Wildlife Photo Competition Winner
In September, to celebrate 50 years of the Department of Conservation's Conservation Week, WReNNZ held our first Wildlife Facebook Photo...
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- Oct 2, 2019
- 2 min
Refeeding Seabirds
Seabirds commonly get storm wrecked around New Zealand's coastline. Quite often they are found to be in poor or emaciated body...
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- Aug 26, 2019
- 2 min
WReNNZ September 2019 Wildlife Photo Competition
From the 14th to 22nd of September 2019, the NZ Department of Conservation (DOC) is celebrating their 50th conservation week. To help...
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- Aug 1, 2019
- 1 min
Minimising Stress for Wild Birds
When wild birds need to be rescued because they are sick, injured or orphaned they are likely to experience extreme stress in the...
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- Jun 23, 2019
- 1 min
Dr Andrea Wilson & Nga Manu Nature Reserve
On 5th June, World Wildlife Day, WReNNZ announced the winner of our Brinsea competition, which was Dr Andrea Wilson from Nga Manu Nature...
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- May 19, 2019
- 2 min
Bird Rescue Dunedin - WReNNZ Conference Scholarship Winner 2019
WReNNZ offered a Conference Scholarship for rehabilitators for the recent 2019 conference in May in Christchurch. There were some...
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- May 17, 2019
- 1 min
Wildlife Conference Overview
WReNNZ Wildlife Conference for 2019 was held 10-12th May at the Antarctic Centre in Christchurch with 15 speakers sharing a range of...
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- May 12, 2019
- 1 min
Bird Conference NZ 1st to 3rd June 2019
The Ornithological Society of New Zealand are holding a conference in Wellington in June 2019. With over 30 presentations planned by a...
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- Apr 20, 2019
- 1 min
Competition for WReNNZ Rehabilitators to Win a Brinsea TLC-50 Advance Brooder
In the last year WReNNZ have moved to new membership models to encourage more people to get involved in wildlife rehabilitation, directly...
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- Apr 20, 2019
- 1 min
WReNNZ 1st Conference Scholarship for Rehabilitators
WReNNZ is deeply committed to best practice rehabilitation for New Zealand wildlife and focused on continuously improving training and...
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- Apr 6, 2019
- 2 min
The Fine Line Between Progress And Development And Effect On The Environment
Working in construction on large projects is an interesting balance between getting the job done and minimising the impact on the...
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- Mar 7, 2019
- 2 min
Clever Penguins
Twenty three years ago, when I came to the Moeraki lighthouse for the first time, it was to learn how to feed and handle penguins from...
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- Feb 10, 2019
- 1 min
Watch The Northern Royal Albatross Live Stream
Royal Cam is a 24 hour live stream of an albatross nest during breeding season, set up by the Department of Conservation (DOC) to help...
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- Jan 5, 2019
- 3 min
First Aid For A Sick Or Injured Bird
As a child, I remember rescuing a bird from the mouth of my cat and trying to do my best for the wee thing. I recall making up a box for...
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- Sep 25, 2018
- 3 min
ARRC Wildlife Trust, Tauranga
WReNNZ (Wildlife Rehabilitators Network of New Zealand) is New Zealand's leading national wildlife network focused on best practice...
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- Sep 15, 2018
- 1 min
Conservation Week 2018, Are You Ready To Help Wildlife?
The Department of Conservation (DOC) run Conservation Week annually to encourage the community to get more involved in taking care of New...
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- Sep 1, 2018
- 2 min
Why You Must Be Trained To Care For Wildlife
This week WReNNZ member, Dr Liza Schneider, Director and Veterinarian at ARRC Wildlife Trust and Holistic Vets, was interviewed by The...
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