Tune into Nature with Karthic

This elusive bird weighs only 6 grams (a House Sparrow weighs 40 grams), sings in high pitched notes and flies so quickly that it's so hard to see.

Meet the smallest bird of Aotearoa New Zealand - the Rifleman or Titipounamu (in the Māori language)

Join on a walk through a dense coastal forest on the Otago Peninsula, as we try to see the elusive Rifleman and hear the story of how these birds are using cosy nest boxes to survive.

Ft. Marcia Dale, Shanta McPherson

Thanks to the volunteers of the Otago Peninsula Biodiversity Group

Support the Rifleman Project

Make a Donation that will go into buying materials for nest boxes. Feel free to email Marcia Dale, Community Team Leader at [email protected]

You can also help by making nest boxes. Here’s how to build one- https://www.predatorfreepeninsula.nz/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2021-OPBG-How-to-build-a-Rifleman-Nest-Box.pdf

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Explore Further:

Learn more about the wildlife & wild places featured in this episode- Rifleman or Titipounamu, Kānuka Tree, Otago Peninsula

Producer/ Host:  Karthic SS 

This show was broadcast on community radio OAR 105.4FM Dunedin.

This series is supported by ORC's Ecofund. Thanks to Professor Nancy Longnecker Centre for Science Communication, University of Otago, NZ.

Thanks to https://oar.org.nz/  a non-profit community radio and http://accessmedia.nz/

Music from Blue Dot Sessions

Listen to the Sounds of a Stream, Breathe in the fragrance of lush greenery, and immerse yourself in a forest...all in the middle of a city. 

Welcome to Urban Nature. 

Aotearoa New Zealand is in a full lockdown due to the COVID19 Delta variant. Travel is restricted, but people are allowed to go out within their neighbourhoods for walks and to exercise….making Urban Green Spaces more important than ever.

Lockdowns have become a part of our lives...in this episode we explore how Urban Nature can help us keep well during the restrictions of a lockdown.

Explore Further:

Learn more about the wildlife & wild places featured in this episode- Silvereye,  Fantail, Kereru / Wood Pigeon , Grey Warbler, Dunedin Townbelt, Urban Green Spaces

Credits:

Producer/ Host:  Karthic SS 

This show was broadcast on community radio OAR 105.4FM Dunedin.

This series is supported by ORC's Ecofund. Thanks to Professor Nancy Longnecker Centre for Science Communication, University of Otago, NZ.

Thanks to oar.org.nz a non-profit community radio and accessmedia.nz

Music from Blue Dot Sessions

Take a trip to the small town of Aramoana in New Zealand - land of tranquil sandy beaches, and home to wildlife like rare Penguins & Sea Lions  and listen to why once the people had to declare the town as a micro-nation.. to Save Aramoana.

Learn more about the wildlife & wild places featured in this episode - Leopard Seal, New Zealand Sea Lion, Yellow-eyed Penguin, Saltmarsh, Aramoana Ecological Area

If you’d like to join and in and help with planting trees for Sea Lions and Penguins, contact Aramoana Conservation Trust at [email protected]

Produced by Karthic SS

This show was broadcast on community radio OAR 105.4FM Dunedin, New Zealand.

This series is supported by ORC's Ecofund. Thanks to Professor Nancy Longnecker Centre for Science Communication, University of Otago, NZ.

Thanks to https://oar.org.nz/ a non-profit community radio and https://accessmedia.nz/

Music from Blue Dot Sessions

Go on a virtual walk through a cloud forest and listen to the journey of Tahu Mackenzie, Nature Educator at Orokonui EcoSanctuary. All in a backdrop of unique New Zealand birdsong with lots of calls from the Kaka parrots.

Tahu Mackenzie is the Learning Experiences Outside the Classroom education officer at the Dunedin's Orokonui Ecosanctuary. She's been the educator there for 12 years working with inspiring superstars including Dr Jane Goodall. Tahu works with 10,000 students every year from early childhood, primary, secondary, tertiary and adult education. It's her absolute dream job.

Learn more about the wildlife mentioned in the podcast-  Kaka, Fantail, NZ Long-fin eel, Tomtit, Takahe, Colossal Squid

This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin. 

This series is supported by ORC's Ecofund. Thanks to Professor Nancy Longnecker Centre for Science Communication, University of Otago, NZ. 

Music from Blue Dot Sessions