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Days in the life of a
D.o.C Officer

You are visitor number since 20 September 1998.

Sign Guestbook View Guestbook I was inspired yesterday, September 18, 1998, to start writing about some of the things I do while working for the Department of Conservation in Wanganui, New Zealand.

I was ambling through the bush, a huge smile on my face, thinking "this is great, I want to tell the whole world about this". So here I am.

This idea is partially inspired by the Diary of Ingrid Mc Caughey. She is a gutsy and facsinating lady doctor currently overwintering at the Australian Antarctic base Mawson. Her online diary is great and a wonderful insight into life on the ice, check out Ingrid's page too

I'll add a new diary entry as often as I can.
(Note: that for privacy reasons I won't use the names of other staff, only their initials)

September 17, 1998

 		Robin meetings in Waitotara Valley
September 20, 1998 Old Man's Beard Reserve
September 23, 1998 Racing up the Whanganui River
October 1, 1998 Off-roading and back-country forestry
October 5, 1998 A tale of two (o)possums
October 18, 1998 Office days
October 25, 1998 Yellows, white, reds and forest collapse
October 28, 1998 Getting down to the nitty gritty and hailstones
November 16, 1998 Green around the gills
November 23, 1998 Getting in to the conference swing of things
December 7, 1998 Tangarakau; an area of abandoned farms.
December 8, 1998 Tangarakau; the beasts and the birds.
December 9, 1998 Tangarakau; Doing what I love best; wandering around and looking at plants
January 14, 1999 Horses for courses
February 3, 1999 Dreams and nightmares
February 5, 1999 Still flying high!! Goats and exclosure plots in Mt Egmont Park.

To find out why Native New Zealand species are so vunerable have a read of this bird sightings report from Tiritiri Matangi Island (lots of native species reintroduced onto the island) or read this extract from the future eaters.

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