George knows everything there is to know about hooved creatures that walk on their toes—ungulates, for those in the know—and he’s a keen hunter as well as a technical advisor on the topic of wild animals.
Hear about where we’re at with hunting and wild animal control, from one of our foremost experts who is also a hunter. George wears all the hats.
The audio at the beginning of the episode is a Western weka.
<ul>
<li>The music used is Let’s Get Down to Business by Cast of Characters</li>
<li>Content warning for (respectful and scientific) discussion of hunting and dead animals</li>
</ul>
Full shownotes and transcript at <a href='http://www.doc.govt.nz/podcast'>www.doc.govt.nz/podcast</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;George knows everything there is to know about hooved creatures that walk on their toes—ungulates, for those in the know—and he’s a keen hunter as well as a technical advisor on the topic of wild animals.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Hear about where we’re at with hunting and wild animal control, from one of our foremost experts who is also a hunter. George wears all the hats.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The audio at the beginning of the episode is a Western weka.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The music used is Let’s Get Down to Business by Cast of Characters&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Content warning for (respectful and scientific) discussion of hunting and dead animals&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Full shownotes and transcript at &lt;a href='http://www.doc.govt.nz/podcast'&gt;www.doc.govt.nz/podcast&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
</description>

George knows everything there is to know about hooved creatures that walk on their toes—ungulates, for those in the know—and he’s a keen hunter as well as a technical advisor on the topic of wild animals. CW: Respectful and scientific discussion of hunting and dead animals.

34: Better unguLATE than never with George Ledgard

Cassie has the most interesting answer possible to the question ‘what do you do for fun?’ She rehabilitates penguins.
As one of our technical advisors specialising in fauna, in addition to running swim practice for penguins in her backyard, Cassie has a lot of wildlife rehabilitation stories and tips.
Listen to this unmissable episode now.
<ul><li>The audio used at the beginning is a tawaki/Fiordland crested penguin splashing in pool and making honking sound</li>
<li>The music used is Let’s Get Down to Business by Cast of Characters</li>
<li>Shownotes and transcript at www.doc.govt.nz/podcast</li>
</ul>

<description>&lt;p&gt;Cassie has the most interesting answer possible to the question ‘what do you do for fun?’ She rehabilitates penguins.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As one of our technical advisors specialising in fauna, in addition to running swim practice for penguins in her backyard, Cassie has a lot of wildlife rehabilitation stories and tips.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Listen to this unmissable episode now.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;The audio used at the beginning is a tawaki/Fiordland crested penguin splashing in pool and making honking sound&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The music used is Let’s Get Down to Business by Cast of Characters&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Shownotes and transcript at www.doc.govt.nz/podcast&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
</description>

Cassie Mealey rehabilitates rare and wild penguins in her backyard. Listen now!

33: Pen(guin) pals with Cassie Mealey

Terry is an expert in all kinds of parrots, specifically kākā, kākāriki karaka/NZ parakeet and kākāpō.
He’s spent a lot of time catching and monitoring birds, studying them, and advising on the impacts of predator control on non-target species. Plus, he has some field stories that are so incredible, you’ll think he’s lying. At first, we thought he was lying.
<ul><li>The audio at the beginning of the episode is the call of the North Island kākā</li>
<li>The music used is Let’s Get Down to Business by Cast of Characters</li>
</ul>
Transcript and shownotes available at <a href='http://www.doc.govt.nz/podcast'>www.doc.govt.nz/podcast</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;Terry is an expert in all kinds of parrots, specifically kākā, kākāriki karaka/NZ parakeet and kākāpō.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;He’s spent a lot of time catching and monitoring birds, studying them, and advising on the impacts of predator control on non-target species. Plus, he has some field stories that are so incredible, you’ll think he’s lying. At first, we thought he was lying.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;The audio at the beginning of the episode is the call of the North Island kākā&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The music used is Let’s Get Down to Business by Cast of Characters&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Transcript and shownotes available at &lt;a href='http://www.doc.govt.nz/podcast'&gt;www.doc.govt.nz/podcast&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
</description>

Terry is an expert in all kinds of parrots, specifically kākā and kākāpō. He’s spent a lot of time catching and monitoring birds, and he has field stories that are so incredible, you’ll think he’s lying. At first, we thought he was lying.

32: Parrot patter

Part 2 of our special with kākāpō scientist, Dr. Andrew Digby. We ask listeners’ questions about kākāpō, talk about some of the biggest wins and disappointments in kākāpō management, and learn new facts about this rare, unusual species.
Transcript and shownotes at www.doc.govt.nz/podcast

<description>&lt;p&gt;Part 2 of our special with kākāpō scientist, Dr. Andrew Digby. We ask listeners’ questions about kākāpō, talk about some of the biggest wins and disappointments in kākāpō management, and learn new facts about this rare, unusual species.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Transcript and shownotes at www.doc.govt.nz/podcast&lt;/p&gt;
</description>

Part 2 of our special with kākāpō scientist, Dr. Andrew Digby. We ask listeners’ questions, talk about wins and disappointments in kākāpō management, and learn new facts about this rare, unusual species.

31: All things kākāpō part 2

Dr. Andrew Digby does a deep dive on the science of kākāpō management, recalls weird behaviour he’s observed from them in the field, and explains some of the big challenges the population are facing, including disease outbreak and low fertility. 
Transcript and full shownotes at www.doc.govt.nz/pocast

<description>&lt;p&gt;Dr. Andrew Digby does a deep dive on the science of kākāpō management, recalls weird behaviour he’s observed from them in the field, and explains some of the big challenges the population are facing, including disease outbreak and low fertility. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Transcript and full shownotes at www.doc.govt.nz/pocast&lt;/p&gt;
</description>

Dr. Andrew Digby is a conservation biologist whose work focuses on researching and conserving endemic birds such as kākāpō. In this episode he discusses population management, weird behaviour and some of the big challenges kākāpō are facing.

30: All things kākāpō part 1

A behind the scenes look at how the Department of Conservation cares for New Zealand’s unique native species and natural environment.

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