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Professor Phil Bishop (1957–2021)

Position: University Professor, University of Otago. Field: Conservation biology. Dr Phil Bishop was a professor and head of the zoology department at the University of Otago. As a herpetologist ...

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Jacqui Knight

Position: Founding trustee and Trust secretary, Moths and Butterflies of New Zealand Trust Pūrerehua Aotearoa (formerly the Monarch Butterfly New Zealand Trust). Field: Conservation of native ...

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New Zealand’s National Science Challenges

As New Zealanders looking to the future, we are faced with many opportunities – and challenges. These include improving the health of all our people, advancing our economic growth, protecting our ...

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Create a lizard-friendly habitat

In this activity, students have the opportunity to create a lizard-friendly habitat in the school grounds. The extension activity involves designing a suitable environment for keeping lizards in ...

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Conservation ranking in action

In this activity, students work in small groups to rank a number of native reptiles and amphibians according to their conservation threat status or risk of extinction. By the end of this ...

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Ethics in conservation science

In this activity, students consider the conservation of native frogs from a number of different perspectives. By the end of this activity, students should be able to: examine the conservation of ...

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FrogID

FrogID is an Australian app that uses audio of frogs’ unique calls to identify various species and their locations. We can use it in Aotearoa New Zealand to record the location of introduced ...

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Big Butterfly Count

This New Zealand-based citizen science project collects data about butterflies in our gardens, schools, parks and farms – any location in the country or on the outer islands. This annual event – ...

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Global Earth Challenge

Be part of a worldwide movement and use Global Earth Challenge to submit or classify photos to help our planet’s environment and human health. Global Earth Challenge is a citizen science campaign ...

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Kaitiakitanga with Tame Malcolm

In this recorded professional learning session Tame Malcolm (Kaimahi Matua at Te Tira Whakamātaki) and Greta Dromgool from the Science Learning Hub explore kaitiakitanga. Many of us are familiar ...

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Earthworms (upper primary) – unit plan

To most of us, one earthworm resembles another. Although earthworms do have common characteristics, species differ widely in their size, skin colour and in the roles they play in the soil ...

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Developing a biocontrol game – unit plan

Students of any level develop a board game illustrating knowledge of New Zealand’s possum problem and the strategies used to control it – including biocontrol strategies. Purpose To demonstrate ...

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Frog disease in captivity

Dr Phil Bishop, from the University of Otago, talks about his research into metabolic bone disease. This disease only affects captive frogs, and the cure involves an elaborate UV tanning booth ...

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Frogs in captivity

Dr Phil Bishop, from the University of Otago, talks about the challenges and the importance of breeding frogs in captivity.

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Orokonui Ecosanctuary

Mainland sanctuaries, also known as mainland islands, are an important conservation strategy in New Zealand. In this video clip, Associate Professor Alison Cree, from the University of Otago ...

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Unique New Zealand: reptiles and amphibians

Explore this interactive to learn more about New Zealand’s unique reptiles and amphibians.

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Environmental forensics

Dr Candida Savage explains the clues she collects in estuaries and fiords, to understand how changes in land use affect these environments.

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Kaitiakitanga with Tame Malcolm – slideshow

This slideshow, from the webinar Kaitiakitanga with Tame Malcolm, provides additional support for the video tutorial. Use the Slideshow menu for further options, including view full screen, and ...

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