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27: In a galaxiid far, far away from 2023-11-14T16:16:20

Freshwater scientist Nixie Boddy on researching non-migratory galaxiids, native fish, and her adventures in the field—some of which involve costumes.

Nixie has a huge amount of knowledge ...

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#26 Field yarns with Tim part 2 from 2023-10-05T08:50:51

Kiwi expert Tim Raemaekers on the struggle that kiwi in Fiordland are facing and what impact 1080 has had in this area. Content warning: mention of gross stoat reproduction (not detailed) at 00:...

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#25 Field yarns with Tim part 1 from 2023-09-13T14:21:24

Kiwi expert and star of the Fiordland Kiwi Diaries, Tim Raemaekers, shares his incredible work stories about kākāpō, kiwi, and one very vampiric robin/toutouwai. Heads up, there's mention of blo...

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#24 Kiwi as from 2023-05-31T08:59:25

Ranger Chris Dodd (Doddy) on what it’s like to track and monitor rare kiwi birds in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Doddy is a passionate kiwi conservationist who started his career working with se...

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#23 Deals with seals from 2023-03-09T09:24:42

Marine biologist Laura Boren dives into her favourite topic, seals, and shares some on-the-job stories about this mischievous species.

Laura has developed shelters for seals on Campbell I...

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#22 Kaitiaki kauri, protecting the mighty kauri from 2022-12-14T13:45:13

Our mighty and iconic kauri is under threat from a notorious fungus-type pathogen. In our newest episode, ranger Hana Harris shares her passion for kauri and how you can help.

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#21 Banding banter from 2022-11-08T14:07:44

Ecologist Michelle Bradshaw discusses what we can learn from the data we get from banded birds and shares some cautionary tales about on the fly identification. Michelle is in charge of the Nati...

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DOC Sounds of Science bonus episode, the trailer from 2022-08-31T16:03:28

The DOC Sounds of Science podcast is a behind-scenes-look at conservation in Aotearoa New Zealand. Every episode we chat with one of our experts about their greatest achievements and most intere...

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#20 Conservation and culture from 2022-08-30T11:24

Aroha Gilling is an academic specialising in Te Tiriti o Waitangi and an experienced Treaty Ranger. She’s passionate about education, and this episode contains a wealth of expertise about nature...

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#19: Wildlife warrior from 2022-08-01T15:27

Avi has worked with big cats, endangered turtles, and renegade scamps like skunks and racoons. Now he’s here in Aotearoa New Zealand making sure wildlife goods don’t illegally cross the borders....

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#18 Cryptic critters from 2022-06-27T17:49:30

Stories about velvet worms, tiny frogs, crooning bats and more from ecologist Jess Scrimgeour. Jess knows that The Fab Five—in this case we mean kākāpō, kiwi, whio, takahē, and kererū—are easy t...

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#17 Shark talk from 2022-03-10T09:33:58

Renowned shark expert Clinton Duffy shares niche knowledge and on-the-job stories. Sharks have a little bit of a PR problem. They’re fascinating, intelligent creatures, and most of them mind the...

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#16 Learning on the Job from 2021-11-30T11:36:53

There aren’t many jobs with us that Jack hasn’t turned his hand to. Remote island ranger, species monitor, trapper, hunter, ranger trainer, systems designer, operations manager—you name it, Jack...

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#15 The rare kākāriki karaka from 2021-11-01T13:14:04

Did you know that Aotearoa’s rarest parakeet is a small, forest-dwelling bird, and there are only about 360 estimated to be left in the wild? The kākāriki karaka, or orange-fronted parakeet are ...

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Episode 14: Predator Free and me (part two) from 2021-08-31T15:38

This is the much awaited second part of Brent Beaven’s Predator Free interview. In this episode, we’re talking about upcoming innovations as well as current predator control tools, and yes that ...

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Episode 13: Predator Free and me (part one) from 2021-04-30T10:31:51

Brent Beaven tells us everything we need to know about New Zealand's goal to be Predator Free by 2050. How will we? What is this? Is it even possible? Brent has the answers. In fact he has so ma...

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Episode 12: Marine Magic from 2021-03-12T12:20:26

Anton van Helden is a marine scientist by day moonlighting as a magician by night (although one could make the point that magic never sleeps). In this episode you’ll hear talk of strandings, tox...

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Episode 11: Best bits so far from 2020-08-21T10:58:45

This is a supercut of all our favourite moments from the past ten episodes, as guided by Erica Wilkinson. Lichens, bats, k?k?p? sperm helmets (we couldn’t make this up) GPS, poo patches and more...

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Episode 11: Best bits so far from 2020-08-21T09:58:45

This is a supercut of all our favourite moments from the past ten episodes, as guided by Erica Wilkinson. Lichens, bats, kākāpō sperm helmets (we couldn’t make this up) GPS, poo patches and more...

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Episode 10: Time to talk climate from 2020-07-23T16:47:04

Jenny Christie is used to seeing eyebrows go up when she tells people what her job is. Perhaps a few years ago, this could be chalked up as scepticism, but nowadays it’s more likely to mean, ‘wo...

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Episode 9: Non-vascular plants from 2020-05-22T08:00

Kelly Frogley is an expert when it comes to non-vascular plants. In this episode, Kelly explains what exactly they are, and shares some stories about unexpected discoveries and making the most o...

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Episode 8: The Batman from 2020-03-12T08:27:35

Colin O’Donnell knows everything there is to know about pekapeka/bats, and he’s accumulated some wild stories along the way. In the name of science, Colin has encountered popping bats, game-chan...

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Episode 7: History with Herb from 2020-01-31T12:37:54

Conservation enthusiast and DOC legend Herb talks to Nic about his experience as a science communicator, navigating the bush before sat nav, being trolled by kea, and species protection on offsh...

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Episode #6: Our invertebrates from 2019-12-05T16:09:27

Insect expert Eric Edwards talks to us about ecosystems, climate change and cataloguing critters. He also shares his adventures catching true bugs in Micronesia and navigating poo patches (!) in...

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Episode #5: We love bittern! from 2019-10-30T16:11:09

Emma Williams knows a LOT about bittern. This is impressive because they’re very difficult to find. She calls them the ‘ninjas of the wetlands’. In this episode, Nic and Emma talk about tracking...

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Episode #4: Conservation tech from 2019-09-26T14:09:29

DOC's Technical Advisor Stuart Cockburn talks to us about his scientific innovations, which are world-firsts, and have been critical in protecting native species.

Stu’s responsible for kā...

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Episode #3: Our lizards from 2019-05-07T16:00:22

Lizard expert Lynn Adams shares tales from the world of reptile conservation – including two near misses for the “curly wurly” tailed Chesterfield skink.

Lynn and Nic also discuss the mai...

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Episode #2: The DOC Vet from 2019-04-03T16:12:35

From kākāpō to kiwi, Kate McInnes is vet to New Zealand’s native species. It’s a one-of-a-kind job!

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Episode #1: Marine species from 2019-01-23T15:47:34

Marine species expert Hannah Hendriks talks whale strandings, post-mortems and crucial data. 

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