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Doc intervention lifeline for albatross
Intervention by Department of Conservation staff has saved 17 of 26 royal northern albatross in the past year.
Diversion for owner after dog chases sea lion
Man being interviewed after fire
The Department of Conservation is interviewing a man in connection with a fire that burnt more than 100ha of forest and tussock land high up in the Mt Aspiring National Park.
Reserve plan 'concerning'
Call for collective conservation effort
A national organisation representing the many community conservation trusts around the country is needed, Conservation Minister Nick Smith says.
Deer hunters, anglers criticise Doc's draft management strategy
The lack of acknowledgement of recreational deer hunting was one criticism made of the Department of Conservation's draft 2014-24 conservation management strategy when public submissions were heard
Minister seeks 'progress in marine protection'
Illegal whitebaiting practices concern
Otago whitebaiters are flouting regulations and threatening the fishery's sustainability, the Department of Conservation says.