“In Africa, one rhino is illegally killed on average every six hours for its horn,” she said. “Rhino poaching is out of control and there are more rhinos killed than there are born. Unless we act now, rhinos may tragically be extinct within 10 years.” Orana Park is New Zealand’s only open range zoo, and it has partnered with two Australian open range zoos and charitable organisation, The Australian Rhino Project, to expand the managed rhino breeding population in Australia and New Zealand.
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Christchurch s Orana Wildlife Park gives its animals special presents on Christmas Eve, delighting visitors to the park.
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Professor Bronwyn Hayward, a Canterbury University political scientist and climate change researcher, says the council can do a lot better with regard to planning for climate change.
A leading academic has described Christchurch City Council’s plans for addressing climate change as “a quick throw-together of bullet points”. Professor Bronwyn Hayward, a Canterbury University political scientist and climate change researcher, described climate action within the 10-year budget as poorly articulated and lacking objectives, data and allocated resources. She made the comments while presenting to councillors on Tuesday as part of ongoing public hearings on the council’s 10-year budget and climate change strategy.
Bex Robinson, a close family friend who accompanied Parkes on the trip, said they wanted to give a “big thank you to everyone who got her here” including the zoo and Antarctic Centre which took them on a free, specialised tour of their facilities. “They offered a brilliant experience, and we’re grateful for everything they have done for us,” Robinson said. “We’ve covered every aspect of nature you possibly can: snow, land, sea. It was absolutely and utterly amazing. “We bought lots of souvenirs to support them.” Robinson said the highlights of the trip were being “so close” to the lions, feeding the giraffes and gorillas, and watching the dolphins “jump out of the water”.