Jamie Steer • Apr 13, 2017 •
Dr Jamie Steer ponders whether the ‘deer are like moa’ debate has passed its use-by date. This is the second and concluding part of the series – read part one here. Critics stuck in the past I reckon that critics of the ‘deer are like moa’ position often misinterpret it. Deer advocates have never claimed that deer are the … Read More
Jamie Steer • Apr 12, 2017 •
In this two-part series, Dr Jamie Steer ponders whether the ‘deer are like moa’ debate has passed its use-by date. Writing on the impacts of introduced deer in the Transactions of the New Zealand Institute in 1892, the Reverend P. Walsh argued that New Zealand’s native forests were poorly equipped to deal with grazing mammals. Taking the pre-human forest as … Read More
Jamie Steer • Mar 27, 2017 •
I was talking with a guy the other day about ducks and somehow got on to discussing favourites. His was the endangered New Zealand whio, or blue duck, because it’s on our $10 note. He said, “That’s a bird that knows how to sell itself.” “Maybe that’s true,” I said, “but I haven’t seen many around recently so I … Read More
Brendan Moyle • Sep 18, 2016 •
It’s been a while since I’ve done some bird photography. It’s a shame because it is one of the subjects that kindled my interest in photography again. As much as I enjoy landscape photography now, there is something about bird photography I enjoy. Maybe it is a throwback to when I was young, and my first encounters with wildlife were … Read More