🚨New research out today! 🚨The first robust estimates of hedgehog density and trappability in Aotearoa 🦔. Hedgehogs are a significant and widespread predator in Aotearoa so it's great to advance our knowledge to plan more effective control and protect our native species.

2024 Bug of the Year nominees announced today! Entomological Society of New Zealand Go the Mt Cook flea #Pharmacusmontanus bugoftheyear.ento.org.nz/2024-bug-of-th…

Someone please go and tell the new Minister of Hunting and Fishing... “intensive culling beyond that achievable by sport hunting is needed to reduce deer densities enough to assure canopy regeneration” (Husheer and Tanentzap, 2023)

Just published, a phylogeny of NZ grasshoppers. Asides from Phaulacridium and Locusta, all genera are now synonymised with Sigaus. No more Paprides, Alpinacris or Brachaspis. Also, S. homerensis, S. takahe and S. obelisci have lost their species status. mapress.com/zt/article/vie…

Quite the amazing fossil find in Oregon edition.cnn.com/2024/01/16/wor…

Aotearoa's scientific societies are speaking up for the environment as a suite of fast legal changes diminishes environmental protections rnz.co.nz/national/progr…

Janet Wilson: “Fast-track Consenting Bill is…. pork-barrelling at its finest, providing a new golden age for National’s & NZ First’s backers; land developers, mining companies, marine aquaculture, fishing, transport, & energy industries”. Governance risks thepost.co.nz/nz-news/350213…

Celebrating the rediscovery of the frosted phoenix Titanomis sisyrota inaturalist.nz/observations/2…

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Wonderful book by Lily Duval is now in the book stores rnz.co.nz/national/progr…

Great job Jenny Jandt and Connal McLean odt.co.nz/the-star/all-y…

You should check our new paper that shows that introduced mammalian predators are limiting the size and mandible length in a population of naïve stag beetles.Sheri Johnson Phoenix Group link.springer.com/article/10.100… #entomology #insectconservation

New publication describing two new genera and three new species of tokoriro mapress.com/zt/article/vie…

New paper on New Zealand's small crickets published yesterday. We now have two new endemic monotypic genera. europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/…