Seminars and Events in 2010
Seminars and Associated Field Trips
Two of our 2010 seminars had associated field trips:-
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The seminar planned for 18th June on "Animal Behaviour" will have an associated field trip on the Saturday or Sunday of the following weekend
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The seminar planned for 19 November on "Obesity and Marathons: The Annual Cycle of Bar-tailed Godwits" will have an associated visit to the Miranda Shorebird Centre to see the Godwits and other migratory waders on Saturday 21 November.
click on speakers' names for seminar details
18th November
Professor Russell Gray
University of Auckland
Tool manufacture, culture & cognition: New Caledonian crows as a model system
20th November
Field Trip
(to be confirmed)
21st October
Professor Mike Walker
University of Auckland
Animal magnetism: The magnetic sense and its use in long distance navigation by animals
16th September
Maj de Poorta - Ark in the Park
Hazel Speed - DoC
A Conservation Medley to celebrate Conservation Week
Ark in the Park - Look Mum No Fence
Kokako: Recovery in the Hunua Ranges
19th August
Dr Maurice Curtis
Senior Lecturer, Auckland University
New brain cells for old brains: what one species tells us about the next
22nd July
Curator of Land Vertebrates
Auckland Museum
The land vertebrates collection at Auckland museum – scope, importance and history
17th June
Catherine Nichols
Senior Primate Keeper, Hamilton Zoo
Chimp Rescue (working title) PLUS FIELD TRIP
20th June
Catherine Nichols
Senior Primate Keeper, Hamilton Zoo
FIELD TRIP: Hamilton Zoo visit - includes exclusive behind the scenes tour. Watch this space for further details.
20th May
Associate Professor Dianne Brunton
Massey University
The role of song in the life history strategies of the New Zealand Bellbird
15th April
Steph Behrens
Senior Species Manager, NZ Fauna, Zoo and Aquarium Association
Bryde’s Whale and Vessel Collisions in Northern New Zealand
18th March
Dr John Perrott
Senior Lecturer, Unitec New Zealand
The Enigma of Range Limitation in New Zealand Kookaburra
18th February
Peter Fraser
Conservation Officer Auckland Zoo
Conservation in Zoos -21st Century Style
Seminars in 2009
19th November
Keith Woodley
Obesity and Marathons:
The AnnualCycle of Bar-tailed Godwits
15th October
Dr Helen Schofield
A Zoo's Journey - Franklin Zoo and Wildlife Sanctuary
17th September
Jeremy Corfield
Kiwi brains
20th August
Ben Barr & Dylan van Winkel
New Zealand Lizards
16th July
Professor Richard Faull
The Marvels of the Human Brain
18th June
Mark Farnworth
Animal Behaviour
21th May
Dr Lorne Roberts
Enrichment in Zoological Parks
