![]() With a yearning to get back to the mountains and braided rivers of the Mackenzie Basin, Dean moved to Twizel in 2004 to manage the worlds rarest wader, the kaki/ black stilt and help establish the large-scale Tasman River predator control project. Seven years at Aoraki Mt Cook National Park was followed by a shift to Dunedin where he developed his passion for threatened species management by working with Hoiho yellow-eyed penguin, Royal albatross, NZ sealion and the dune plant pikao. His first role in the conservation field was as a Park Assistant at Makarora when Mt Aspiring National Park was run by the Dept of Lands and Survey.ĭean featured holding a Kakapo during monitoring work with DOC Wildlife Management (with distinction).ĭean is a Senior Ranger for Biodiversity Assets and Project River Recovery with the Department of Conservation (DOC) based in Twizel. ![]() Parks and Recreation (with distinction) Dip. Rachel is a supportive member of OSNZ, Australasian Bat Society, and NZ Ecological Society supporting conferences and contributing to local events.ĭip. This is also the case for the endangered South Island rock wren and other threatened species such as whio (blue duck). Her survey work has provided an update on the current population status of Makarora’s indigenous braided river avifauna and helps lead a proactive way forward to the protection, enhancement and restoration of endemic threatened braided river bird species. Rachel has been involved with indigenous biodiversity projects in relation to the Makarora area since April 2016. She continues to inspire and promote the future kaitiakitanga – caretakers of the natural world through connecting people with nature. ![]() Rachel is experienced in collaborative and partnership working in relation to high profile ecological projects for infrastructure and development and in relation to local biodiversity community projects and biodiversity action plans. She is a certified member of the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (MCIEEM), has a Bachelor of Science in Ecology with Hons and has completed post-graduate studies in Biological Recording, Ornithology and Science Communication. She is a professional Ecologist and Ornithologist (specialising in threatened species/ habitats) with international experience working as a county ecologist safeguarding and enhancing biodiversity for local government, as an environmental consultant and a field project officer and ornithologist for various NGO’s. Rachel implements and coordinates scientific based biodiversity monitoring, restoration and awareness raising projects, with over 20 years experience in the field of ecology and environmental management. His post-graduate university projects include a New Zealand volcanologic study, and an economic evaluation of a resource development in Vietnam. He has a strong appreciation for the natural world, participates in a range of outdoor pursuits, and considers himself a capable amateur meteorologist. His previous experience in directing charitable/not-for-profit organisations includes the re-development of the Rainbow Snow-Sports area. Presentation of papers at international conferences provides Anthony with a means of ongoing professional development. ![]() He is a Geo-scientist with specialist technical input into the delineation of metals in the Earth’s crust, many of these metals increasingly strategic and indispensable to expanding sustainable energy generation and consumption. ![]() Anthony Coote MSc (1st Class Hons) MBA, AIG, S EGĪnthony provides direction for the Trusts scientific-based indigenous biodiversity enhancement projects, and helps manage logistics, remote technology and safety in relation to field programme development. ![]()
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