Founded in: 1923
Members: 40,000
Staff: 31
Address: Level 1, 90 Ghuznee Street, PO Box 631, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
Email: office@forestandbird.org.nz
Web: http://www.forestandbird.org.nz/

Mission of the organisation

Forest & Bird preserves and protects NZ’s native plants, animals and wild places, both on land and on its surrounding oceans

Key Activities

To advance the protection of New Zealand's indigenous biodiversity
To seek increased legal protection for indigenous species and ecosystems, especially those not well-represented in reserve systems, particularly high country and marine ecosystems
To raise public awareness of New Zealand's biodiversity values

Recent Achievements

Helped secure the protection of many of New Zealand’s national, conservation and forest parks, nature reserves, wilderness areas and World Heritage sites. Forest & Bird has also worked to establish the Abel Tasman, Kahurangi and Paparoa national parks
Helped create eight new high country conservation parks
Successfully advocated for regional set net bans and marine mammal sanctuaries to save Hector’s and Maui’s dolphins
Conducted pest control throughout New Zealand to protect our native plants and animals from destruction by introduced pests
Protected our wild rivers, lakes and wetlands and their wildlife from the threats of inappropriate hydro electricity development, agriculture and pollution
Worked in partnerships to bring some of our most seriously threatened native species – such as the kiwi, kakapo, whio and kokako – back from the brink of extinction
Reintroduced the hihi, robin and kokako to the Waitakere Ranges (Ark in the Park)
Achieved protection of New Zealand’s oceans and marine life through the creation of marine reserves
Been active in hundreds of restoration projects throughout New Zealand, including predator-free “mainland islands”. Forest & Bird has successfully relocated several endangered birds such as hihi (stitchbirds) and kokako into one of its predator-controlled reserves

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