The shooting of a young New Zealand sea lion - a species as threatened as the African elephant or the kakapo - has shocked and dismayed those who work to ensure its survival.
Gerrard Eckhoff, the Central Otago farmer well used to understanding the science of breeding sheep to secure greater numbers and to improve meat and wool quality, has long advocated a similar approach to preserving some endangered species of our wildlife.
Some grand and Otago skinks could be relocated to an island in Lake Wanaka as part of efforts to protect the declining numbers of the western populations of the skinks.
Fisheries Minister Phil Heatley shouldn't be using a new scientific report to tout New Zealand's fisheries as "clean and green", environmental lobbyists say.
Ninety-five New Zealand sea lions basked on Parliament's lawn today as part of a demonstration to highlight that the government was allowing that many of the sea mammals to be killed this year.
She's about 80 years old and the last of her kind. He's 100. They aren't the most likely candidates for parents, but they are their species' last hope.