Research

  • Mobile networks, starvation and disentangling the critical threats and management options for matuka

    Hear Emma Williams from NZ Department of Conservation present at the 2023 Australasian Bittern Conservation Summit about mobile networks, starvation and disentangling the critical threats and management options for matuka/Australasian Bittern in Aotearoa New Zealand.

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  • Bittern Thermal Drone Survey

    We are delighted to share this rare drone footage of a nesting Matuku which was provided by Hamish Kendall (ecologist.nz/flightworks) on behalf of the Department of Conservation.

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  • Features of an Intact Matuku-Hūrepo | Bittern Habitat

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