Preparing for translocations of a Critically Endangered petrel through targeted monitoring of nest survival and breeding biology

JH Fischer, HU Wittmer, GA Taylor, I Debski… - Oryx, 2021 - cambridge.org
The population of the recently-described Whenua Hou diving petrel Pelecanoides
whenuahouensis comprises c. 200 adults that all breed in a single 0.018 km2 colony in a …

Phylogenetic affinities of the Whenua Hou Diving Petrel: implications for conservation

S Grosser, F Robertson, LD Shepherd… - Emu-Austral …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Diving petrels (genus Pelecanoides) are a group of small Southern Ocean seabirds whose
taxonomy has remained problematic due to a lack of morphological diversity between …

[PDF][PDF] A structured decision-making approach for the recovery of kuaka/Whenua Hou diving petrel (Pelecanoides whenuahouensis)

JH Fischer, KA Parker, CF Kenup, GA Taylor… - Department of …, 2022 - doc.govt.nz
Executive summary The kuaka/Whenua Hou diving petrel (Pelecanoides whenuahouensis)
is a taoka (treasure) to Kāi Tahu, and the wider community. With only~ 210 adults remaining …

Is habitat enhancement a viable strategy for conserving New Zealand's endemic lizards?

S Herbert - 2020 - openaccess.wgtn.ac.nz
In our current era, the Anthropocene, species are disappearing at an unprecedented rate
due to the impact of humans on Earth's environments. Of the many causes of these …

[PDF][PDF] On the thermal ecology of sub-alpine skinks in the genus Oligosoma with considerations to the effects of climate change

E Virens - 2022 - ourarchive.otago.ac.nz
Lizards in Aotearoa are a diverse assemblage of two almost entirely endemic lineages,
however over 85% of these species are currently classified as at-risk or threatened due to …

[HTML][HTML] Oligosoma chionochloescens Tussock skink

NZ Skinks, A Risk-Declining - reptiles.org.nz
The tussock skink is a sleek and highly variable member of the grass skink complex. They
were initially considered to be a southern clade of the southern grass skink (Oligosoma aff …