Hunua kōkako take flight to sing a new song at Maungatautari Auckland’s conservation community celebrates as the Hunua Kōkako Recovery Project begins translocation of up to 20 kōkako to Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari.

“This project shows why investing time and money into our environment is so crucial, we must continue work like this into the future to protect our precious native species."

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#aklbiodiversity #kokako #wildlife #conservation #success #pestfreeakl

A black and white digital painting of a DnD aarakocra bard based on a kōtare. He has long graceful limbs, two wattles, and a black mask over his eyes. He wears a feathered hat and a minstrel outfit, and is singing a tune while dancing.

A kōkako bard, commissioned by @kellywhyte.bsky.social for her upcoming DnD manual Lineages of the Long White Cloud vol. 2! He empowers his allies with the power of song and dance with his lovely voice and long graceful legs. 🎵

[ 🎨 #art #dnd #bard #ttrpg #kokako #aarakocra #avian #anthro ]

Luxon Government passes kiwi killing bill under urgency - Greenpeace Aotearoa The amendment to the Wildlife Act, New Zealand’s foundational wildlife protection law, was passed under urgency today and allows the Director-General of Conservation to grant companies permission to k...

Luxon Government passes kiwi killing bill under urgency: #nzpol #environment #biodiversity #kiwi #kokako #rare #endangered #NZGovtFail www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...

Wildlife law change a deep betrayal of public trust We are building a future where we do more, faster, to protect our planet and make sure everyone is treated equally.

Wildlife law change a deep betrayal of public trust: NZGovt used urgency to rewrite the Wildlife Act without consultation,without an impact statement,& in direct response to a court ruling in favour of protecting wildlife-NZGreens #killingkiwi #kokako #AtlasNetwork www.greens.org.nz/wildlife_law...

Wildlife law change a deep betrayal of public trust We are building a future where we do more, faster, to protect our planet and make sure everyone is treated equally.

#NZ #Wildlife #law change a deep betrayal of public trust: #NZGovt used #urgency to rewrite the Wildlife Act–without consultation, without an impact statement, & in direct response to a #court ruling in favour of protecting wildlife. #nzpol #kiwi #kokako www.greens.org.nz/wildlife_law...

#kokako issue 42 is out kokako10.wordpress.com/current-issue/ Thank you editor-in-chief Graham Bates for putting together a lovely big collection of poets I admire.

New painting. North Island kokako. Extremely rare. I've been lucky enough to see one in the wild on Titritri Matatagi Island in Auckland, New Zealand. #kokako #northislandkokako #featheredfriendsofaoteroa
My prints are for sale here. vanwijk.darkroom.com

Feathered friends. Part of a series of new paintings I just completed. South Island Kokako. (Extinct) Acrylic on block mounted canvas. #NewZealandbirds #kokako #birdsofaotearoa #birdsofaotearoa #coromandel #nzbird
Visit vanwijk.darkroom.com to see all my collection of feathered friends for sale.