Wildlife and Bird Watching in Tasman
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Recent Tasman news
- New colony of Endangered Long-tailed bats found in New Zealand
- Critically endangered parakeets back from the brink on predator free island
- Saving the Kereru, New Zealand’s only native pigeon
- 99 whales stranded in New Zealand
- 65 Pilot whales die after stranding in New Zealand
- New Zealand’s ‘Game Animal Council’ – putting hunting before conservation?
- Hector’s dolphins still headed for extinction
More Tasman news
- Pest eradication on Macquarie and Lord Howe Islands to help seabirds
- Humpback whales in the Cook Strait
- Critically endangered bats under threat as New Zealand power plant gets green light
- Huge pest eradication project to be launched on Macquarie Island
- Feral cats destroying Australia’s wildlife
- 273 pilot whales beach in New Zealand, 230 die.
- New Zealand's top pest buster kills 234 possums, 204 rats, 69 mice, 14 hedgehogs, 6 stoats and 3 weasels in a year
- South Island robins released onto Abel Tasman island – New Zealand
Field guide to the wildlife of New Zealand
Field guide to the wildlife of New Zealand
This book covers all the different families and species that you are likely to see, including trees and shrubs. Most species have a smallish image, a brief description and an idea of where you might see them. It isn't an in depth guide, but covers the widest range in the smallest space!Read full review »
Australian Wildlife
Australian Wildlife - Bradt
Australia must rank alongside Madagascar for the quantity of endemic and weird species. It is a vast country with huge variations; best known for its deserts and Great Barrier Reef, it also has tropical rainforests, several ranges of snowy mountains, wetlands, swamps, mangroves and great marine ecosystems.Read full review »


