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Since 2009 Project Island Song has provided a pest-mammal free wildlife sanctuary for several rare and endangered species across the seven main islands of Ipipiri in the eastern Bay of Islands. Keeping track of bird populations can be tricky. However thanks to some feeding stations, remote cameras and our delicious millet, the project team has started off on the right foot…

At Topflite we’re not just focused on growing great crops and making delicious feed. There’s also a lot of work that goes on behind the scenes making sure our products get to our customers with maximum quality and minimal environmental impact.

Once you’ve managed to say that headline three times quickly, read on for lots of interesting news from around the globe.

Billy, Eric, Tyson, Jade and Elsie have been giving visitors to the Lincolnshire Wildlife Centre an earful of foul-mouthed language recently. No, they’re not disgruntled zoo workers. Rather it’s the swearing of African gray parrots that has been causing headaches. But will the cure be worse than disease?

As we near the end of the NZ Garden Bird Survey in 2021 the results from last year have just been released.

We’re taught from an early age that birds need trees to live in. But so too do trees often need birds to survive. There are some great examples of birds helping to grow valuable areas of forest. Take the pink-necked green pigeon of South-East Asia for instance...

Here's the second part of the fascinating story behind a pre-pilot study coming out of Otago – one that seeks to provide New Zealand’s homes with a Gardenstar rating for the biodiversity of their property.

Bok bok book it in your calendar – the New Zealand Poultry, Pigeon and Cage Bird National Show arrives in Dunedin for three fun-filled days from the 28th of May.