Wild Ways

A newly banded juvenile female kaka takes a drink at a feeding station. Photo: Alyth Grant

Kaka stealing the Orokonui spotlight

Alyth Grant suggests an alternative attraction now that Sirocco the kakapo has left Orokonui.

Return of the robins

Spring is the time for pairing up. Zoology student Luke Easton recently led a team counting the numbers of robins getting ready to breed in Orokonui.

One prominent parrot

Ahead of his visit to Orokonui, Bronwyn Jeynes, of the Kakapo Recovery team, tells how Sirocco came to be the survivor and remarkable personality he is.

A dog's life

Orokonui Ecosanctuary conservation manager Elton Smith pays tribute to the work done by dogs in the protection of native wildlife.

Corporate help secures future

Orokonui Ecosanctuary's Alister Robinson pays tribute to the many supportive Dunedin businesses that sponsor the work done there.

Food for thought

Volunteer Brenda Ives reports on the shopping list behind the daily routines and needs of the wildlife at Orokonui Ecosanctuary.

How much do you know about our wildlife?

Question 1: The Visitor Centre, opened in 2009, is the starting point for all visits to Orokonui...

How much do you know about our wildlife?

How much do you, the Wild Ways reader, know about our wildlife? Test yourself, so that you get it right when you show your visitors around Dunedin’s ecosanctuary.

Getting back to nature

Orokonui Ecosanctuary recently opened a play area for visitors’ children. Claire Freeman reflects on the importance of play in a natural environment for children.

The many paths back to Eden

New Zealand now has a range of protected areas for indigenous wildlife and forest. Orokonui Ecosanctuary volunteer Alyth Grant reports on recent visits to several of them.

The science of Orokonui

As wildlife has returned to Orokonui Ecosanctuary, the scientists have not been far behind, writes Kelvin Lloyd.

In their nature

The efforts of volunteers from all spheres are acknowledged nationwide later this month. Here, a few of Orokonui Ecosantuary’s tell of the rewards of volunteering.

New hope in foster chicks

Orokonui’s popular takahe pair have made a remarkable contribution to the takahe recovery programme at the ecosanctuary and beyond, writes Eeva Kumpala.

A whisper of moths

Landcare Research ecologist Barbara Anderson has been working on a citizen science project, Ahi Pepe MothNet, with Orokonui Ecosanctuary and primary schools.

Tracking your tabby

Is a domestic cat in danger when out hunting at night if there are possum and rat traps set in its home range?

Two years after the death of Emeritus Professor Ian Jamieson, postgraduate students Aishwarya Muralidhar and Luke Easton pay tribute by reporting on the continuation of his work at Orokonui Ecosanctuary.