Rewilding Taranaki’s forests through reintroduction: adding a splash of hihi colour New Plymouth public event. Wednesday 3rd April, 2019. 6.00pm – 8.00 pm Venue: Puke Ariki (1 Ariki Street, New Plymouth) Host/chair will be Dr John Ewen (Zoological Society of London and Co-Chair Hihi Recovery Group) Part one: Hihi are moving in! The story of […]
Video interview available from Reuters at: https://uk.mobile.reuters.com/video/2019/03/04/eavesdropping-technology-helps-protect-e?videoId=521809144&videoChannel=4000 Eavesdropping’ technology and artificial intelligence has helped scientists listen in on an endangered bird population in a remote part of New Zealand. Ella Wilks-Haper reports.
Published in: Evolutionary Applications Authors: Pierre de Villemereuil, Alexis Rutschmann, John Ewen, Anna Santure & Patricia Brekke Abstract: Many bird species have been observed shifting their laying date to earlier in the year in response to climate change. However, the vast majority of these studies were performed on non‐threatened species, less impacted by reduced genetic […]
Published in: Current Biology Authors: Pierre de Villemereuil, Alexis Rutschmann, Kate Lee, John Ewen, Patricia Brekke & Anna Santure Abstract: Threatened species face numerous threats, including future challenges triggered by global change. A possible way to cope with these challenges is through adaptive evolution, which requires adaptive potential. Adaptive potential is defined as the genetic […]
One of New Zealand’s rarest native birds has shown how threatened species everywhere are facing a tougher time adapting to our fast-changing planet. Scientists have already shown how domesticated animals and wild creatures that aren’t threatened can adapt to different environments if they’re flexible enough, could shift ranges, or can simply evolve. But new research […]
A record number of hihi or stitchbird have fledged on pest-free Tiritiri Matangi Island in the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park during the latest breeding season. Hihi breeding on Tiritiri Matangi starts in late September and runs until February. This breeding season 252 new birds were added to the hihi population on Tiritiri Matangi. That beats […]
Published in: Methods in Ecology and Evolution Authors: Oliver C. Metcalf; John G. Ewen; Mhairi McCready; Emma M. Williams and J. Marcus Rowcliffe Abstract: Conservation translocations are an important tool in wildlife management, but monitoring of translocations has traditionally suffered from a lack of techniques for effective post‐release monitoring. Increasing understanding of post‐release movements is vital in improving the success of […]
Hihi were first introduced into Zealandia in 2005 with 60 birds translocated from Tiri Tiri Matangi Island. Since then they have bred successfully every year and this week the 1000th hihi hatched at Zealandia was issued with its unique combination of coloured leg bands. The hihi/stitchbird is a small forest-dwelling passerine endemic to New Zealand. […]
5th February 2019 The hihi team pioneer new method of monitoring hihi reintroductions by listening in on bird ‘conversations’ Remote recording devices used to ‘eavesdrop’ on a reintroduced population of one of New Zealand’s rarest birds have been heralded as a breakthrough for conservation. Scientists from ZSL, Imperial College London and conservationists from the Rotokare […]
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‘SPERM RACE’ HIGHLIGHTS PLIGHT OF NATIVE NEW ZEALAND BIRD Saving one of New Zealand’s vulnerable birds could come down to the speed of its sperm. Scientists working to save the hihi – or stitchbird -have devised a global competition for punters to guess which bird has the fastest little swimmers and raise money for hihi […]
