Impact of wolves’ reintroduction on pumas has lessons for predator-free NZ
Seeing how pumas have been affected by recently re-established wolves in North America may help Aotearoa develop a more effective Predator-Free 2050 programme.
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A spike in vaccine development
Dr Davide Comoletti from the School of Biological Sciences, Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, is playing a pivotal role in New Zealand’s drive to develop a COVID-19 vaccine.
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Award supports international research into traditional Pasifika medicine
The 2020 Biennial Zonta Science Award will support a Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington researcher to get an international perspective on her research on traditional Pasifika medicine.
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Using citizen science to help monarch butterflies
Do any of the monarch butterflies in your garden have crumpled and deformed wings? Are they unable to fly and just fall to the ground? Do the pupae (chrysalis) have black spots? If so, they may have a parasite called Ophryocystis elektroscirrha (or OE) that is only found in monarch butterflies.Professor Phil Lester is researching how common this parasite is amongst monarch butterflies in New Zealand, and he is looking for citizen scientists to help him.