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  1. $10,000 reward offered to prove ‘extinct’ creature with haunting cry still lives

    Dozens of adventurers are hoping to claim a $10,000 reward, which is on offer to anyone who can…
    #NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Wildlife #CharitableTrust #IngerPerkins #NorthIsland #Perkins #Science #SouthIsland
    newsbeep.com/us/403590/

  2. $10,000 reward offered to prove ‘extinct’ creature with haunting cry still lives

    Dozens of adventurers are hoping to claim a $10,000 reward, which is on offer to anyone who can…
    #NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Wildlife #CharitableTrust #IngerPerkins #NorthIsland #Perkins #Science #SouthIsland
    newsbeep.com/us/403590/

  3. $10,000 reward offered to prove ‘extinct’ creature with haunting cry still lives

    Dozens of adventurers are hoping to claim a $10,000 reward, which is on offer to anyone who can…
    #NewsBeep #News #Wildlife #AU #Australia #CharitableTrust #IngerPerkins #NorthIsland #Perkins #Science #SouthIsland
    newsbeep.com/au/406092/

  4. #CapeRodneyOkakariPointMarineReserve is a 5.5 km2 (2.1 sq mi) #protectedArea in the #NorthIsland of New Zealand. All fishing, and the removal or disturbing of marine life or materials, is forbidden within the reserve. The reserve covers an area of 547 ha (1,350 acres), extending from Cape Rodney to Okakari Point, extending 800m offshore. #TeHāwereaMakiGoatIsland lies within the reserve and #Leigh is the closest town. It was created in 1975 as the first marine reserve in New Zealand.

  5. Concern as #LightPollution encourages #birds to sing for longer, study finds

    22 August 2025

    "Birds around the world are singing for nearly an hour longer each day due to light pollution, a new study has shown.

    "The research, to be published in the journal Science, used millions of recordings of #birdsong, including from #NewZealand's #NorthIsland.

    "President of Birds New Zealand Dr Natalie Forsdick told RNZ more light meant more time for singing, building nests and feeding.

    "But she said those things consumed energy and it could be reducing their overall health.

    " 'It's just like with humans, if you go to bed a little bit too late, you wake up the next day feeling a little bit the worse for wear. I imagine that birds could feel that same way too, and we certainly see that it disrupts their natural cycles.'

    "She said previous studies in New Zealand had shown a range of outcomes, from no effect to increased night-time predation by black-backed gulls on threatened species like banded dotterels.

    "But one of the biggest concerns about light pollution in New Zealand was its effect on seabirds.

    "Among juveniles, urban light pollution may be mistaken for moonlight, attracting and disorientating species like Cook's #petrel or Hutton's #shearwaters.

    "This could cause birds to crash land or collide with buildings, and they may become injured or grounded in cities.

    "She said people could help by turning off outside lights when they were not needed, and asking their local councils to consider more directional or dimmer lighting in public places. [I would recommended warmer lighting as well. Too much blue is unnatural!]

    "Associate Professor Kristal Cain from the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Auckland said more research was needed to find out how light pollution affected survival and reproduction.

    "This paper used bird song data collected by thousands of volunteers globally, and measured when birds started singing in the morning and when they stopped for the night.

    "It found that in brighter areas birds started singing early and continued later into the night than in dark areas.

    " 'Most of the bird song was collected in #NorthAmerica and #Europe,' Cain said. 'We still need to do similar work in the rest of the world to see how widespread these patterns really are. The manu of #Aotearoa are quite unique in many ways."

    " 'Importantly, all this #ArtificialLight is not good for us either.'

    "People could do things like closing curtains and planting trees in urban areas to contain some of the light."

    Source:
    rnz.co.nz/news/national/570702

    #DarkSkies #Nature #Stargazing #NatureIsLife

  6. Concern as #LightPollution encourages #birds to sing for longer, study finds

    22 August 2025

    "Birds around the world are singing for nearly an hour longer each day due to light pollution, a new study has shown.

    "The research, to be published in the journal Science, used millions of recordings of #birdsong, including from #NewZealand's #NorthIsland.

    "President of Birds New Zealand Dr Natalie Forsdick told RNZ more light meant more time for singing, building nests and feeding.

    "But she said those things consumed energy and it could be reducing their overall health.

    " 'It's just like with humans, if you go to bed a little bit too late, you wake up the next day feeling a little bit the worse for wear. I imagine that birds could feel that same way too, and we certainly see that it disrupts their natural cycles.'

    "She said previous studies in New Zealand had shown a range of outcomes, from no effect to increased night-time predation by black-backed gulls on threatened species like banded dotterels.

    "But one of the biggest concerns about light pollution in New Zealand was its effect on seabirds.

    "Among juveniles, urban light pollution may be mistaken for moonlight, attracting and disorientating species like Cook's #petrel or Hutton's #shearwaters.

    "This could cause birds to crash land or collide with buildings, and they may become injured or grounded in cities.

    "She said people could help by turning off outside lights when they were not needed, and asking their local councils to consider more directional or dimmer lighting in public places. [I would recommended warmer lighting as well. Too much blue is unnatural!]

    "Associate Professor Kristal Cain from the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Auckland said more research was needed to find out how light pollution affected survival and reproduction.

    "This paper used bird song data collected by thousands of volunteers globally, and measured when birds started singing in the morning and when they stopped for the night.

    "It found that in brighter areas birds started singing early and continued later into the night than in dark areas.

    " 'Most of the bird song was collected in #NorthAmerica and #Europe,' Cain said. 'We still need to do similar work in the rest of the world to see how widespread these patterns really are. The manu of #Aotearoa are quite unique in many ways."

    " 'Importantly, all this #ArtificialLight is not good for us either.'

    "People could do things like closing curtains and planting trees in urban areas to contain some of the light."

    Source:
    rnz.co.nz/news/national/570702

    #DarkSkies #Nature #Stargazing #NatureIsLife

  7. Concern as #LightPollution encourages #birds to sing for longer, study finds

    22 August 2025

    "Birds around the world are singing for nearly an hour longer each day due to light pollution, a new study has shown.

    "The research, to be published in the journal Science, used millions of recordings of #birdsong, including from #NewZealand's #NorthIsland.

    "President of Birds New Zealand Dr Natalie Forsdick told RNZ more light meant more time for singing, building nests and feeding.

    "But she said those things consumed energy and it could be reducing their overall health.

    " 'It's just like with humans, if you go to bed a little bit too late, you wake up the next day feeling a little bit the worse for wear. I imagine that birds could feel that same way too, and we certainly see that it disrupts their natural cycles.'

    "She said previous studies in New Zealand had shown a range of outcomes, from no effect to increased night-time predation by black-backed gulls on threatened species like banded dotterels.

    "But one of the biggest concerns about light pollution in New Zealand was its effect on seabirds.

    "Among juveniles, urban light pollution may be mistaken for moonlight, attracting and disorientating species like Cook's #petrel or Hutton's #shearwaters.

    "This could cause birds to crash land or collide with buildings, and they may become injured or grounded in cities.

    "She said people could help by turning off outside lights when they were not needed, and asking their local councils to consider more directional or dimmer lighting in public places. [I would recommended warmer lighting as well. Too much blue is unnatural!]

    "Associate Professor Kristal Cain from the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Auckland said more research was needed to find out how light pollution affected survival and reproduction.

    "This paper used bird song data collected by thousands of volunteers globally, and measured when birds started singing in the morning and when they stopped for the night.

    "It found that in brighter areas birds started singing early and continued later into the night than in dark areas.

    " 'Most of the bird song was collected in #NorthAmerica and #Europe,' Cain said. 'We still need to do similar work in the rest of the world to see how widespread these patterns really are. The manu of #Aotearoa are quite unique in many ways."

    " 'Importantly, all this #ArtificialLight is not good for us either.'

    "People could do things like closing curtains and planting trees in urban areas to contain some of the light."

    Source:
    rnz.co.nz/news/national/570702

    #DarkSkies #Nature #Stargazing #NatureIsLife

  8. Concern as #LightPollution encourages #birds to sing for longer, study finds

    22 August 2025

    "Birds around the world are singing for nearly an hour longer each day due to light pollution, a new study has shown.

    "The research, to be published in the journal Science, used millions of recordings of #birdsong, including from #NewZealand's #NorthIsland.

    "President of Birds New Zealand Dr Natalie Forsdick told RNZ more light meant more time for singing, building nests and feeding.

    "But she said those things consumed energy and it could be reducing their overall health.

    " 'It's just like with humans, if you go to bed a little bit too late, you wake up the next day feeling a little bit the worse for wear. I imagine that birds could feel that same way too, and we certainly see that it disrupts their natural cycles.'

    "She said previous studies in New Zealand had shown a range of outcomes, from no effect to increased night-time predation by black-backed gulls on threatened species like banded dotterels.

    "But one of the biggest concerns about light pollution in New Zealand was its effect on seabirds.

    "Among juveniles, urban light pollution may be mistaken for moonlight, attracting and disorientating species like Cook's #petrel or Hutton's #shearwaters.

    "This could cause birds to crash land or collide with buildings, and they may become injured or grounded in cities.

    "She said people could help by turning off outside lights when they were not needed, and asking their local councils to consider more directional or dimmer lighting in public places. [I would recommended warmer lighting as well. Too much blue is unnatural!]

    "Associate Professor Kristal Cain from the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Auckland said more research was needed to find out how light pollution affected survival and reproduction.

    "This paper used bird song data collected by thousands of volunteers globally, and measured when birds started singing in the morning and when they stopped for the night.

    "It found that in brighter areas birds started singing early and continued later into the night than in dark areas.

    " 'Most of the bird song was collected in #NorthAmerica and #Europe,' Cain said. 'We still need to do similar work in the rest of the world to see how widespread these patterns really are. The manu of #Aotearoa are quite unique in many ways."

    " 'Importantly, all this #ArtificialLight is not good for us either.'

    "People could do things like closing curtains and planting trees in urban areas to contain some of the light."

    Source:
    rnz.co.nz/news/national/570702

    #DarkSkies #Nature #Stargazing #NatureIsLife

  9. Concern as #LightPollution encourages #birds to sing for longer, study finds

    22 August 2025

    "Birds around the world are singing for nearly an hour longer each day due to light pollution, a new study has shown.

    "The research, to be published in the journal Science, used millions of recordings of #birdsong, including from #NewZealand's #NorthIsland.

    "President of Birds New Zealand Dr Natalie Forsdick told RNZ more light meant more time for singing, building nests and feeding.

    "But she said those things consumed energy and it could be reducing their overall health.

    " 'It's just like with humans, if you go to bed a little bit too late, you wake up the next day feeling a little bit the worse for wear. I imagine that birds could feel that same way too, and we certainly see that it disrupts their natural cycles.'

    "She said previous studies in New Zealand had shown a range of outcomes, from no effect to increased night-time predation by black-backed gulls on threatened species like banded dotterels.

    "But one of the biggest concerns about light pollution in New Zealand was its effect on seabirds.

    "Among juveniles, urban light pollution may be mistaken for moonlight, attracting and disorientating species like Cook's #petrel or Hutton's #shearwaters.

    "This could cause birds to crash land or collide with buildings, and they may become injured or grounded in cities.

    "She said people could help by turning off outside lights when they were not needed, and asking their local councils to consider more directional or dimmer lighting in public places. [I would recommended warmer lighting as well. Too much blue is unnatural!]

    "Associate Professor Kristal Cain from the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Auckland said more research was needed to find out how light pollution affected survival and reproduction.

    "This paper used bird song data collected by thousands of volunteers globally, and measured when birds started singing in the morning and when they stopped for the night.

    "It found that in brighter areas birds started singing early and continued later into the night than in dark areas.

    " 'Most of the bird song was collected in #NorthAmerica and #Europe,' Cain said. 'We still need to do similar work in the rest of the world to see how widespread these patterns really are. The manu of #Aotearoa are quite unique in many ways."

    " 'Importantly, all this #ArtificialLight is not good for us either.'

    "People could do things like closing curtains and planting trees in urban areas to contain some of the light."

    Source:
    rnz.co.nz/news/national/570702

    #DarkSkies #Nature #Stargazing #NatureIsLife

  10. 𝗪𝗜𝗞𝗜𝗣𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔'𝗦 𝗙𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘𝗗 𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗟𝗘

    ✧ Metrosideros bartlettii ✧

    Metrosideros bartlettii, commonly known as Bartlett's rātā, is a rare species of tree in the family Myrtaceae. It is only found in three patches of dense forest remnants near Piwhane / Spirits Bay in New Zealand's North Island. It reaches a height of up to 30 metres (100 feet) with a trunk diameter of 1 to 1.5 metres (3...

    #NorthIsland #IUCNRedList #CapeReinga #Piwhane #Wikipedia
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metrosid

  11. Ran into folks who are staying in cottage beside us - while exploring #AliceLakeLoop #backroads ✌ Accepted invite to warm up by their #lakeside #campfire .
    I chatted with the woman about how #OldGrowth has been clearcut on #VancouverIsland #NorthIsland - it's land of endless OG stumps 😪

    #vanisle #PNW #PacificNorthwest #nature #scenery #ice #Winter #landscape

  12. Day 0 - transplant day.

    Unbeknownst to us, the #StemCellDonor was flown here to #Christchurch from their home on the #NorthIsland, and donated their cells yesterday, on the same ward as my son; we didn't need to worry about whether the terrible weather #CycloneGabrielle would affect any of this!

    So, the donated cells were fresh, and on hand, and in plentiful amounts. Isaac got a 144ml bag of slightly pinkish gloop transfused into him this morning.

  13. Day 0 - transplant day.

    Unbeknownst to us, the #StemCellDonor was flown here to #Christchurch from their home on the #NorthIsland, and donated their cells yesterday, on the same ward as my son; we didn't need to worry about whether the terrible weather #CycloneGabrielle would affect any of this!

    So, the donated cells were fresh, and on hand, and in plentiful amounts. Isaac got a 144ml bag of slightly pinkish gloop transfused into him this morning.

  14. Day 0 - transplant day.

    Unbeknownst to us, the #StemCellDonor was flown here to #Christchurch from their home on the #NorthIsland, and donated their cells yesterday, on the same ward as my son; we didn't need to worry about whether the terrible weather #CycloneGabrielle would affect any of this!

    So, the donated cells were fresh, and on hand, and in plentiful amounts. Isaac got a 144ml bag of slightly pinkish gloop transfused into him this morning.

  15. Day 0 - transplant day.

    Unbeknownst to us, the #StemCellDonor was flown here to #Christchurch from their home on the #NorthIsland, and donated their cells yesterday, on the same ward as my son; we didn't need to worry about whether the terrible weather #CycloneGabrielle would affect any of this!

    So, the donated cells were fresh, and on hand, and in plentiful amounts. Isaac got a 144ml bag of slightly pinkish gloop transfused into him this morning.