Tune into Nature with Karthic

Earlier this year, a ferret attack wiped out over 40 tītī sooty shearwater chicks in one of the few places they nest on mainland New Zealand. Francesca Cunninghame and the team from Forest and Bird are working to protect the unique seabird colony.  Featuring -  Francesca Cunninghame, Projects Manager, Forest and Bird, Otago   Graeme Loh, Nature Conservationist Producer, Sound Recordist, Sound Editor & Presenter -Karthic SS Learn more about Forest and Birds work to protect Seabird Colonies. https://forestandbird.org.nz/projects/bring-back-seabirds-otago  Follow the Show  Facebook : ⁠https://www.facebook.com/tuneintonature⁠  Instagram : ⁠https://www.instagram.com/tuneintonatureshow/⁠  Twitter : ⁠https://twitter.com/tunenatureshow⁠  Producer & Presenter:  ⁠http://instagram.com/karthiscool⁠  Funded by the NZ Lottery Grants Environment and Heritage fund, administered by Te Tari Taiwhenua, the Department of Internal Affairs Supported by OAR FM Dunedin,  Science Communication, University of Otago,  Wild Dunedin NZ Festival of Nature This show was broadcast on community radio⁠ OAR 105.4FM⁠ Dunedin and available at ⁠http://accessmedia.nz/⁠

While many of New Zealand’s native wetland birds are in decline, one relative newcomer has been thriving… Royal Spoonbill (kōtuku ngutupapa) made its way across the Tasman Sea and has found a new home in New Zealand. Join birders as they head out for a Nationwide Spoonbill Census to find out how the quirky birds are doing. Featuring  Anita Spencer (Regional Representative Birds New Zealand, Canterbury) Josh Overend (Field Ranger & Wildlife Photographer)  Megan Farley (Census Volunteer / DOC)  Kenny Rose (Birds NZ Member & Parks Ranger) Producer, Sound Recordist, Sound Editor & Presenter - Karthic SS Report Spoonbill Observations to Birds NZ Regional Representative in your area -  https://www.birdsnz.org.nz/contact/  Follow the Show  Facebook : ⁠https://www.facebook.com/tuneintonature⁠  Instagram : ⁠https://www.instagram.com/tuneintonatureshow/⁠  Twitter : ⁠https://twitter.com/tunenatureshow⁠  Producer & Presenter:  ⁠http://instagram.com/karthiscool⁠  Funded by the NZ Lottery Grants Environment and Heritage fund, administered by Te Tari Taiwhenua, the Department of Internal Affairs Supported by OAR FM Dunedin,  Science Communication, University of Otago,  Wild Dunedin NZ Festival of Nature  This show was broadcast on community radio⁠ OAR 105.4FM⁠ Dunedin and available at ⁠http://accessmedia.nz/⁠

In search of a rare Songbird… Mohua were once one of the common forest birds of in the South Island of Aotearoa, but today most populations are declining. Featuring Marion Rhodes (Department of Conservation, Mohua Charitable Trust) Joanna Hulsman (Department of Conservation) Producer, Sound Recordist, Sound Editor & Presenter - Karthic SS Learn more about the Mohua on Mohua Charitable Trust,  Department of Conservation    Contribute to Mohua Charitable Trust -  https://givealittle.co.nz/org/the-mohua-charitable-trust  Follow the Show  Facebook : ⁠https://www.facebook.com/tuneintonature⁠  Instagram : ⁠https://www.instagram.com/tuneintonatureshow/⁠  Twitter : ⁠https://twitter.com/tunenatureshow⁠  Producer & Presenter:  https://www.instagram.com/karthiscool/ Funded by the NZ Lottery Grants Environment and Heritage fund, administered by Te Tari Taiwhenua, the Department of Internal Affairs Supported by OAR 105.4FM⁠⁠ Dunedin ,  Science Communication, University of Otago,  Wild Dunedin NZ Festival of Nature 

In the southern corner of New Zealand, a team is working to detect secretive, cryptic wetland birds… using sound.  Matuku Hūrepo Australasian Bitterns are so shy and cryptic, that they are rarely seen. They are wetland birds and with a 90% loss of wetland area in New Zealand, their populations are in steady decline. A collaborative project is underway in the Otago region to understand more about these birds by detecting them using acoustic recorders.  Featuring - Dr. Scott Jarvie - Terrestrial Ecologist, ORC, Otago Regional Council  Mary Thompson - Ornithologist, Birds New Zealand Francesca Cunninghame - Project Manager, Forest and Bird Petra Simpson - Forest and Bird  If you’ve spotted an Australasian Bittern please contact  -Birds New Zealand at [email protected] You can also log your Bittern & Crake observations on citizen science platforms like eBird or iNaturalist  Learn about Australasian Bitterns Episode Cover Art - @harshi.designs https://www.instagram.com/harshi.designs/ Producer, Sound Recordist, Sound Editor & Presenter - Karthic SS Additional Sounds from  Department of Conservation  (CC BY 4.0) & Birds New Zealand Kindly supported by the NZ Lottery Grants Environment and Heritage fund, administered by Te Tari Taiwhenua, the Department of Internal Affairs Supported by OAR FM Dunedin & Science Communication, University of Otago.   Follow the Show  Facebook : ⁠https://www.facebook.com/tuneintonature⁠  Instagram : ⁠https://www.instagram.com/tuneintonatureshow/⁠  Twitter : ⁠https://twitter.com/tunenatureshow⁠  Producer & Presenter:  ⁠http://instagram.com/karthiscool⁠  This show was broadcast on community radio⁠ OAR 105.4FM⁠ Dunedin and available at ⁠http://accessmedia.nz/⁠