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Ep.99 Reintroducing kaka beak plants in NZ gardens to save the native kaka bird - Tim Park (ecologist and manager of Ōtari Native Botanic Gardens)
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I've got a good news story for you! In this episode, Tim Park, manager at Ōtari Native Botanic Gardens, speaking about how reintroducing the kaka beak plant into gardens in Wellington has brought the native kaka bird back from the brink of extinction.
This is a story of the mutualistic relationship between a bird and a plant, and it demonstrates a number of principles that can be widely applied within ex situ and in situ conservation. Listen to the episode to learn what those terms mean!
EPISODE LINKS
Tim's Twitter: https://twitter.com/parkecology
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/parkecology
Ōtari Native Botanic Gardens: https://wellingtongardens.nz/our-gardens/otari-wiltons-bush/
iNaturalist NZ: https://inaturalist.nz/
Read more about this topic:
-https://www.doc.govt.nz/news/media-releases/2020-media-releases/hope-blooms-for-rare-kakabeak/
-https://www.gisborneherald.co.nz/local-news/20211026/replanting-history/
-https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/native-plants/kakabeak/
-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swainsona_formosa (Sturt's desert pea)
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You’ll find heaps of educational blog articles, including How To Prune For Natural Shape, What Relationships Do Plants Have With Other Organisms?, and What Is Healthy Soil, And How Can We Build It?.
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Ep.99 Reintroducing kaka beak plants in NZ gardens to save the native kaka bird - Tim Park (ecologist and manager of Ōtari Native Botanic Gardens)
Plants Grow Here - Horticulture, Landscape Gardening & Ecology
Manage episode 325082876 series 2804673
I've got a good news story for you! In this episode, Tim Park, manager at Ōtari Native Botanic Gardens, speaking about how reintroducing the kaka beak plant into gardens in Wellington has brought the native kaka bird back from the brink of extinction.
This is a story of the mutualistic relationship between a bird and a plant, and it demonstrates a number of principles that can be widely applied within ex situ and in situ conservation. Listen to the episode to learn what those terms mean!
EPISODE LINKS
Tim's Twitter: https://twitter.com/parkecology
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/parkecology
Ōtari Native Botanic Gardens: https://wellingtongardens.nz/our-gardens/otari-wiltons-bush/
iNaturalist NZ: https://inaturalist.nz/
Read more about this topic:
-https://www.doc.govt.nz/news/media-releases/2020-media-releases/hope-blooms-for-rare-kakabeak/
-https://www.gisborneherald.co.nz/local-news/20211026/replanting-history/
-https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/native-plants/kakabeak/
-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swainsona_formosa (Sturt's desert pea)
FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Twitter: @PlantsGrowHere / Facebook: @PlantsGrowHerePodcast - Join our Facebook group!
VISIT OUR WEBSITE
www.PlantsGrowHere.com
You’ll find heaps of educational blog articles, including How To Prune For Natural Shape, What Relationships Do Plants Have With Other Organisms?, and What Is Healthy Soil, And How Can We Build It?.
LET'S WORK TOGETHER
Are you in the industry or an enthusiast with something of value to share? We're always on the hunt for interesting people, doing interesting things. If you'd like to work with us send a message via our online form or a direct email to plantsgrowhere@gmail.com.
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