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Saving the mudfish

June 20, 2013June 27, 2013 Annette Taylor 3 Comments fresh water ecology, Gerry Kessels, Jennifer Blair, Kessels Ecology, mudfish rescue, saving mudfish from expressway, Waikato conservation

GORDONTON ecologist David Riddell has been out fishing this week – and getting some big hauls of a fish most

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Watch the birdie

June 8, 2012June 11, 2012 Annette Taylor 0 Comments bird watching, Dai Morgan and Andrew Styche, Gerry Kessels, Mayor Island, Mayor Island birding trip, NZ Garden Bird Survey, Ornithological Society of New Zealand Conference

Way above us a scruffy little bird was gorging itself on kanuka leaves. Below, at least 25 keen ornithologists trained

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The bats, the bats!

April 1, 2012April 13, 2012 N8N 3 Comments Gerry Kessels, long-tailed bats, Pukemokemoke

The bats were late arriving, but eventually put on quite a performance at Pukemokemoke last night.  More than 120 people

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Bats, and a picnic too

March 20, 2012 N8N 0 Comments Gerry Kessels, Kessels and Associates, long-tailed bats, Pukemokemoke reserve

Bats have been discovered at Pukemokemoke and an evening celebration is planned which will give the public a chance to

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