| Table of Contents - TRANSLOCATION
WORKSHOP –MARCH 2007 1. TRANSLOCATION LIST OF PARTICIPANTS (PDF) 2. TRANSLOCATION PROGRAMME (PDF) 3. INITIAL ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF A TRANSLOCATION PROPOSAL (PDF) 4. DISCUSSION (PDF) 5. TRANSLOCATION IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT (PDF) Dr. Michael Tobias, Dancing Star Foundation 6. STARTING FROM SCRATCH Gaye Blunden and Pauline Stephenson, NZ Kiwi Foundation plan to reintroduce North Island robin to Russell in the Bay of Islands. This is their first experience with the translocation SOP which they found very challenging. 7. TIRITIRI TO AOTEA – A NORTH ISLAND ROBIN TRANSLOCATION Judy Gilbert Little Windy Hill Trust – Great Barrier Island – a private trust undertaking an intensive pest control project concentrating on rats and cats. Have successfully reintroduced North Island robins back to Great Barrier after an absence of more than 100 years. 8. REINTRODUCTIONS TO REGIONAL PARKS Tim Lovegrove from the Auckland Regional Council presents a summary of the opportunities provided by regional parks for native species reintroductions and successes and issues to date 9. MAUNGATAUTARI ECOLOGICAL ISLAND TRUST (PDF) Chris Smuts-Kennedy presents a summary of the opportunities and challenges presented by the MEIT project (central Waikato) as a large scale community restoration project wishing to reintroduce a significant number of new species following the completion of a pest eradication project 10. WARRENHEIP – A PRIVATE CONSERVATION INTIATIVE BY ONE FAMILY (PDF) Juliette and David Wallace, Warrenheip landowners and Phil Thomson, ecological advisor present a summary of the Warrenheip project and the successes, trials and tribulations of trying to get approval for translocations to a small area of pest free mainland NZ in the central Waikato 11. KARORI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY TRUST – MULTIPLE TRANSLOCATIONS Raewyn Empson the Trust’s conservation manager presents experiences with planning and managing the reintroduction of a range of species to a highly successful sanctuary in the middle of Wellington, the capital city 12. NGA WHENUA RAHUI (PDF 1MB) Ana Calcott from the Department of Conservation provides an insight into the Nga Whenua Rahui initiative which provides funding and technical assistance to Maori landowners to undertake conservation projects on their land 13. TRANSLOCATION MONITORING – THE EXPERIENCE OF TIRITIRI MATANGI ISLAND Mel Galbraith, an ecologist and long time active member of the Supporters of Tiritiri Matangi presents a summary of monitoring experiences from one of New Zealand’s longest running and most successful conservation partnership initiatives between SOTM and the Department of Conservation 14. THE ROLE OF THE REINTRODUCTION SPECIALIST GROUP Doug Armstrong from Massey University who is also the Oceanic Chair of the RSG provides an insight into the RSG and how it can help and support those undertaking translocations in NZ 15. DISEASE MANAGEMENT AND TRANSLOCATIONS Mike Goold (Vet, Hamilton Zoo) presents on why disease identification and management is so important and how it can be done and what resources are around to help people 16. ARE MAINLAND ISLAND SITES GENETICALLY VIABLE Ian Jamieson, University of Otago provides a thought provoking insight into why genetic diversity is so important and what needs to be considered when doing a translocation 17. HISTORY OF TRANSLOCATIONS IN NEW ZEALAND Tim Lovegrove, Auckland Regional Council presents a fascinating and colourful history of translocations in New Zealand that extends back to the early colonial bird collectors 18. THE TRANSLOCATION STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE Pam Cromarty from the Department of Conservation presents an overview of the SOP, why it was developed and summarises key points people need to consider when preparing a proposal 19. ASSESSING TRANSLOCATION PROPOSALS Carla Innis from the Department of Conservation presents an insight into what information DoC officers processing proposals need to have in order to ensure that the translocation is processed as quickly as possible. 20. THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND THE COMMUNITY (PDF 6.9MB) Brent Beaven from the Department of Conservation presents a valuable insight in what makes a successful community conservation project and what these projects expect from DoC 21. THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND COMMUNITY LIAISON (PDF 1 MB) Nikki Wright from the Department of Conservation presents on how DoC works with communities and what resources it can provide 22. FUNDING AND RESOURCING COMMUNITY CONSERVATION PROJECTS Allan White, manager of the Biodiversity Condition and Advice fund dministered by DoC, provides an insight in what the funds are all about, what can and what cannot be funded, what it has achieved to date and how to prepare applications. 23. TRANSLOCATION ISSUES FOR NGAI TAHU Translocations from an iwi perspective. Rachel Puenenter from Ngai Tahu provided a written summary of the issues faced by iwi groups who have to provide comment on translocation proposals 24. AMENDMENTS TO TRANSLOCATION SOP Pam Cromarty summarizes proposed changes and amendments to the SOP that will make it easier for people to understand and more relevant to community groups. 25. DOC SOP summary 26. ISSUE DISCUSSION (PDF) |
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