The Forest Owners Association is urging its members and the public to vote for the pekapeka – the Long-Tailed Bat – in the Forest and Bird sponsored Bird of the Year 2021 competition. President, Phil Taylor, says Forest and Bird should be congratulated for making pekapeka an honorary bird in this year’s competition. “In the […]
Bird of the Year
Backing whio for #BOTY2020
Voting is open for the 2020 Bird of the Year, and Federated Farmers is flapping its wings and quacking on to support the whio (blue duck) to take the title. Feds backed the whio last year, and it placed 6th. “The doughty whio embodies many things about the resilience of rural communities,” Federated Farmers environment […]