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 […]
Published in: Ecohealth Authors: Antonia Eleanor Dalziel (1,2), Anthony W. Sainsbury (1), Kate McInnes (3), Richard Jakob-Hoff (4), and John G. Ewen (1) (1) Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, London UK (2) Royal Veterinary College, London, UK (3) Department of Conservation, Conservation House – Whare Kaupapa Atawhai, Wellington, New Zealand (4) New Zealand Centre for Conservation Medicine, Auckland, New Zealand Abstract: Conservation translocations are increasingly used […]
Please join us in a short history of hihi conservation and the central role that Tiritiri Matangi island has played in the return of hihi to parts of their former range. Our story focusses on these most colourful and charismatic of New Zealand’s endemic birds. We share their history, some of their extreme behaviours and […]
Radio interview with Graeme Hill available from Radio Live New Zealand at: http://www.radiolive.co.nz/Environews—Hihi-Stitchbirds/tabid/506/articleID/118152/Default.aspx John Ewen from the Zoological Society of London is interviewed by Graeme about his work on hihi and hihi conservation. In this interview John and Graeme chat about the challenges facing hihi, some of their colourful behaviours and their […]
The original blog was posted Tuesday 8th March on Wellington NZ Bird Banders by Nick Fisentzidis and you can see that here In late February we were joined on the island by two representatives from Ngati Toa. DOC works in conjunction with Ngati Toa to manage Kapiti Island so it was great to be able […]
Published in: Biological Conservation Date published: September 2015 Authors: David L.P. Correia1,2, Aliénor L. M. Chauvenet1, J. Marcus Rowcliffe1, and John G. Ewen1 Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regent’s Park, London NW1 4RY, UK Division of Biology, Imperial College London, Silwood Park Campus, Ascot, Berkshire SL5 7PY, UK  Abstract In order to […]
Published in: Evolutionary Applications Date published: 12 June 2015 Authors: Patricia Brekke1, John G. Ewen1, Gemma Clucas2, Anna Santure3 Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regents Park, London, NW1 4RY, United Kingdom. Ocean and Earth Science, National Oceanography Centre Southampton, University of Southampton, Waterfront Campus European Way, Southampton, SO14 3ZH, United Kingdom Department of […]