Sophie FernOn charisma and pūteketeke and conservation urgencyHands up who, a month ago, had never heard the word “pūtekteke”. Well, me neither! I knew about grebes, mostly because of where I work…Nov 18, 20231Nov 18, 20231
Sophie FernThe Friday afternoon wormIt was a Friday afternoon at the end of a long week, at the end of a terribly long season of long weeks. Sometimes, we just need something…Sep 4, 2022Sep 4, 2022
Sophie Fern4000We often hear about the 4000 species in Aotearoa that need conservation attention. It seems like a lot, and reducing that number is one of…Apr 20, 2022Apr 20, 2022
Sophie FernThere is an article in Saturday’s Otago Daily Times article titled “Yellow-eyed penguin support…Conservation biology has always been a crisis discipline, and we often compare it to emergency medicine because both are about making life…May 29, 2021May 29, 2021
Sophie FernIn defence of Bird of the YearEvery year I hear grumbling on social media about Bird of the Year, and apologies from those running the accounts for spamming everyone’s…Nov 10, 2020Nov 10, 2020
Sophie FernThe time I saw a kākāpō booming in my pyjamas.People write that once the noise of kākāpō booming rang around Fiordland, in an effort to tell us how far we’ve fallen. Can you imagine…Mar 25, 2020Mar 25, 2020
Sophie FernDreaming of conservation in 202910 years ago today, I was further east than anyone else in New Zealand, barring anyone fishing out at sea, watching the dawn rise. My…Dec 29, 2019Dec 29, 2019
Sophie FernSome thoughts on New Zealand’s Bird of the Year 2018Who should win? Who will?Sep 30, 2018Sep 30, 2018
Sophie FernCommunicating conservation science in post flagship species New Zealand.A flagship species is the creature chosen by a conservation organisation to represent that organisation. The most famous of these is the…Jan 1, 2016Jan 1, 2016
