Kōtare or kingfishers that inhabit river areas eat small fish, insects and freshwater crayfish. If these river species decline, the kingfisher will move to another habitat.
The ecology of the river refers to the relationships that living organisms have with each other and with their environment...
Birds are categorised as endemic, native or introduced. The slide show gives examples of some of the different types of...
The Waikato River and its catchment area is a place of life – a wide biodiversity of plants and animals....
Koi carp (Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus, 1758) are a brightly coloured fish native to Asia and Europe. They are an ornamental...
New Zealand’s native freshwater fish are unique – 51 of the 54 species are only found here in New Zealand....
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