The winter issue looks at how Forest & Bird is fighting to protect nature from the government’s war on nature. We look at what is wrong with the proposed fast-track legislation and the risks it poses to nature and democracy. In more positive news, Forest & Bird’s Give-a-Trap initiative is helping community trapping groups, such as the Kaharoa Kōkako Trust, protect birdlife by matching donors with local conservation groups.
Lynn Freeman interviews director supporter Lee Tamahori about his new film The Convert, and why he called it his ‘Forest & Bird’ movie. In our big read story, Peter Langlands interviews five bittern conservationists about their first encounters with these iconic freshwater ‘swamp boomers’ and the practical conservation work happening around the motu. Kerrie Waterworth interviewed a range of experts for her story about hoiho yellow-eyed penguins and the need for more marine reserves to protect their southern feeding grounds.
We have put together a new Q&A about wapiti and why Forest & Bird is worried about the impact of these browsing mammals on native forests. Restoring Wellington’s ‘blue belt’ is the focus for citizen scientist Dr Nicole Miller’s innovative Explore your Coast campaign. She shares the rich underwater world of Te Whanganui-a-Tara, as she seeks to become the first person to dive and document the capital’s 70km coastline. All this plus much more: rare plant discoveries, ferreting out a killer, and Forest & Bird’s latest court wins.
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