Dorothy – 26/3/99 If you haven’t already, you may wish to read part 1 in this series. Timberlands supports research into the wildlife in its native forests. Problems in New Zealand’s native forests “We are now going through what appears to be another wave of mass extinctions which will not stop irrespective of total forest…
Dorothy – 19/3/99 If you haven’t already, you may wish to read part 1 in this series. Beech harvesting – the preliminary trials Visits to Waituna and Slaty Creek Rob explained some of the processes involved in beech harvesting and to let us see the results of the trials took us to sites at Waipuna…
Dorothy – 12/3/99 A look at some of the facts behind this issue that arouses strong emotions. Sustainable logging of native timbers is an issue that arouses strong emotions. In these articles I ‘m going to write about only what I believe are established facts and what I myself have seen. Part 1 will look…
Dorothy – 26/2/99 Riccarton Road – the most polluted road in Christchurch and growing worse each year. What can be done to improve the situation? Using non-polluting electric buses would be a start. As diesel buses are among the most serious causes of pollution on Riccarton Road a gradual change over to zero emission buses…
Dorothy – 20/6/98 Can this virus endanger the health of human beings? More on the Interview with Dr Al Smith. If you haven’t already, you may want to read Part 1. Potential human health effects The possibility of human health effects worried the researchers in the very beginning because they knew that four out of…
Dorothy – 13/6/98 Dr Al Smith becomes involved in the debate about the safety of using the calicivirus to control rabbits. If you haven’t already, you may want to read Part 1. How did Dr Smith get involved? He has worked for more than twenty five years with caliciviruses. One morning he read on the…
Dorothy – 6/6/98 Interview with Dr Al Smith, long time researcher into caliciviruses U.S. navy initiated research Dr Smith’s involvement with the calicivirus began in 1972 when he was given the task of exploring the possibility of diseases in the ocean which might be transmittable to people working in the ocean with marine mammals and…
Dorothy – 20/2/98 An interview with Paul McArthur, Conservation Officer / Protection in the Nelson/Marlborough Conservancy of the Department of Conservation. If you haven’t already, first take a look at Part 1. Part 2 – The project in action Sir David Attenborough at the launch of the Revive Rotoiti Programme source – Ross Wearing Sir…
– Dorothy – 13/2/98 An interview with Paul McArthur, Conservation Officer / Protection in the Nelson / Marlborough Conservancy of the Department of Conservation. The problems and the planning The enemies of the birds and bush The St Arnaud Range where the mainland island is being developed. Click here for a larger version. In the…
