was pleasantly surprised to find this celebrity parasite in the woods! Leucochloridium are trematode flatworms famous for extending colorful, pulsating broodsacs into ambersnails’ eystalks so birds mistake them for tasty caterpillars and become the next host for the parasite

New in ME! In Aotearoa hihi, Vix Franks, @P_Brekke & Rose Thorogood show how natal environments created by parents predict offspring behaviour. Young associate with nestbox neighbours irrespective of relatedness and more social with inbred fathers LINK onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/me…

"Efforts by conservation scientists to draw public attention to the biodiversity crisis are increasingly met with denialist rhetoric" Worth again bringing attention to this issue nature.com/articles/s4155…

Our bumbling nocturnal parrot is easy to love, and easy to root for. But there are more native species in desperate need of conservation attention. rnz.co.nz/programmes/the…

Reading #Team_Hihi and reminiscing about my time in the forest with them. Very cool graphic novel about on-the-ground Hihi work. webtoons.com/en/canvas/team… #WEBTOON

There's despair from volunteers and conservationists as their hard-won gains over pest plants and animals stand to be lost in a tranche of budget cuts. rnz.co.nz/programmes/the…

Off we go! 😎

Surrounded by hihi eggs 💛🖤🤍 The core nest structure remains the same, but the females tend to be different as they line the nest with various finds such as feathers and moss. #hihi #stitchbird #nzbirds #Tiritirimatangi #conservation #nzconservation #conservationmonitoring

The first chicks of the season! Go #hihi go 🤍🖤💛 #stitchbird #teamhihi #Tiritirimatangi #conservation #nzconservation #nature #wildlife #conservationmonitoring #wildlifemonitoring #nest #nestmonitoring #chicks #justhatched #islandconservation

Female hihi do most of the work raising the chicks, but occasionally the territorial male will come help out with some feeding. #hihi #stitchbird #bird #nzbirds #Tiritirimatangi #conservation #nzconservation #birdmonitoring #conservationmonitoring #monitoring #nzwildlife

How are we doing? Another year of dedicated effort from passionate #hihi conservationists across northern Aotearoa New Zealand and beyond! Please enjoy our colourful and informative annual report here: hihiconservation.com/wp-content/upl… ZSL Science Department of Conservation Caitlin Andrews Mhairi McCready

Getting the some Pit tags ready for banding Hihi chicks next week. The bands are injection modelled and customised to hold an RFID chip with a unique number for each Hihi. #hihi #stitchbird #Tiritirimatangi #nzconservation #conservationmonitoring #conservationtechnology #rfid

'Polyamorous idols': NZ's Adult Toy Megastore backing 'sex-positive' hihi for Bird of the Century after John Oliver shout-out dlvr.it/SyTgJ4

These hihi chicks are here to remind you that bird of the year voting ends 5pm on Sunday 12th November. Don't forget to include Hihi in your top 5 🤍🖤💛 #hihi #stitchbird #teamhihi #nzbirds #Tiritirimatangi #conservation #birdoftheyear #birdoftheyear2023 #birdofthecentury

Woohoo 🥳

The 100th chick was banded last week with more to come. Handled and banded under DOC permit. #hihi #stitchbird #bird #nzbirds #Tiritirimatangi #conservation #nzconservation #conservationmonitoring #wildlife #wildlifemonitoring #nest #nestmonitoring #chicks #banding #ringing

Go #behindthepaper to find out how conserving a small hihi population led to greater understanding of sex-differences in recombination rates 🌳🧬 Heredity communities.springernature.com/posts/heteroch…

Stoked to have won first in the Wildlife section and highly commended in the People in Nature section out of the New Zealand part of The Nature Conservancies competition this year. A massive mihi to The Nature Conservancy for running the competition! nature.org/en-us/about-us…

A23a: Giant iceberg on collision course with island - penguins and seals in danger - BBC News bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

A great story here from Karina Cooper. Needless cruelty to our species should be highlighted, it happens more often than you'd realise! nzherald.co.nz/northern-advoc…