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…4 min read·Nov 18, 2023--1--1
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…4 min read·Sep 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…3 min read·Apr 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…2 min read·May 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…3 min read·Nov 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…3 min read·Mar 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…3 min read·Dec 29, 2019----
Sophie FernSome thoughts on New Zealand’s Bird of the Year 2018Who should win? Who will?4 min read·Sep 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…11 min read·Jan 1, 2016----