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Conservation Week 2027 dates announced

in Conservation, Events, Seriously Good for All

'Nature loves a team effort' Conservation Week 2027 has been confirmed for 19–25 April, so it’s time to start assembling your team and thinking about what you can do for nature. Nature loves a team effort, and needs all sorts of teams to make a difference. Some people want to get their hands dirty, while others fundraise, volunteer, or inspire. The focus this year is on group effort, whether it’s in the workplace, community, whānau, or a bunch of mates working together to help nature – every little action adds more to the collective. DOC Director-General Pete Chrisp says this is an opportunity...

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Update on rescued infant chimp Beau

in News, Primates

When young animals are trafficked, they are often separated from their families and deprived of the care they need to survive. In Beau's case, local authorities intervened, and sanctuary workers were able to provide specialized support once he reached safety....

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The Work Continues

in News, Seriously Good for All

Dr. Jane Goodall’s legacy lives on in the people whose lives she touched, who were filled with hope by her messages, and inspired to take action to protect wildlife and their habitat — the natural world....

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Jane the movie

in News

Drawing from over 100 hours of never-before-seen footage that has been tucked away in the National Geographic archives for over 50 years, award-winning director Brett Morgen tells the story of JANE, a woman whose chimpanzee research challenged the male-dominated scientific consensus of her time and revolutionized our understanding of the natural world....

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