At most sites, little penguins/kororā are in trouble and require increased efforts to facilitate reproductive success and long-term...

Our fieldwork is with wild penguins. Most of them have been in care during their lives, but in the field, they remain wild. Some of them...

Not quite Goldilocks and the Three Bears, but almost. Rearing kiwi chicks in a creche is trialling, at times exhausting, and sometimes...

Photo Supplied by Rosalie Goldsworthy - Penguin Rescue In November of 2023, I was lucky enough to spend one week in Moeraki, North Otago,...

Tackling Time, Tasks and To-Do Lists As a non-profit manager in an organisation, you are likely to wear multiple hats and juggle...

Photo Credit Mandy Robertson - Silvereye Nestlings Welcome to Avian Poopology 101! This blog gives a brief overview to help get you...

Photo credit Mandy Robertson - White-faced Storm Petrel Summer is in full swing around New Zealand, and the beaches are welcoming...

The harrier was just quiet, not putting up any resistance, and thankfully, did not hurt the person who found it by the roadside. They...

Kereru and Yellow-crowned parakeet - Photo Credit Pauline Nijman Triage is the process of classifying patients according to the severity...

Wildlife rehabilitation is the rescuing, treating and releasing of injured, sick or orphaned wild animals back to their natural habitats....

This Southern Giant Petrel was brought to us by the Department of Conservation. The bird was extremely tired and anaemic, and we doubted...

This blog article is a rant about the New Zealand Wildlife Act and is not necessarily the opinion of WReNNZ. Seventy years ago, a law was...

Wild birds are often injured or orphaned due to various human activities, such as habitat loss, collisions with windows or vehicles,...

Avian pox was first documented in brown kiwi (Apteryx mantelli) by Ha et al. (2013). The lesions were observed in wild brown kiwi on...

Marine Heatwaves According to the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA), New Zealand’s coastal waters are set to...

Basic first aid and rescue kit for birds I am often asked what people should have on hand in the way of a first aid kit for birds....

Gut biome, or, to be more precise, gut microbiome research, has been a rapidly expanding field of research over the past 20 years. This...

In October 2021, a wild tūturiwhatu (northern New Zealand dotterel) chick arrived at Auckland Zoo’s Veterinary Hospital for care and...

If you wish to work with native species in New Zealand, you need to apply for a Wildlife Act Authority (permit) through the Department of...

Rehabbers are dedicated volunteers who care for our injured and orphaned wildlife and provide an excellent service to the community and...