National Oiled Wildlife Response Team

National Oiled Wildlife Response Team The National Oiled Wildlife Response Team is coordinated by Massey University, under contract to Maritime New Zealand.

When wildlife are involved in a marine oil spill, the National Oiled Wildlife Response Team (NOWRT) may be mobilised. This team is trained, managed, and coordinated by specialists at Massey University’s Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences. In addition to Massey staff, the NOWRT consists of other wildlife specialists and coordinators from the regions. Each region also has a team

of volunteer wildlife responders available to assist. This team is under contract to Maritime New Zealand as part of marine oil spill response.

16/11/2015

Little blue penguins cleaned up after a 2011 oil spill in New Zealand now appear to be diving normally — a hopeful sign for their long-term recovery.

02/11/2014

Wildbase Recovery Community Trust Ambassador, tells us like it is - like one in three of even our most common birds are in trouble. But you can help do somet...

24/10/2014
26/03/2014

In the wake of an oil spill in Galveston Bay, Houston Audubon Society scientists have found more than 50 oiled birds on just one section of the Bolivar Flats Shorebird Sanctuary - a globally important wildlife refuge just two miles from the spill. During the spring migration, now underway, more than...

02/02/2014

Hi everyone. There's been lots going on in Oiled Wildlife Response circles lately, so much so that Wildbase Oil Response at Massey University (who run the National Oiled Wildlife Response Team) have two brand new and exciting positions in Oiled Wildlife Response based at the University in Palmerston North. If you are interested or know anyone who might be, you can find more information at:

http://jobs.massey.ac.nz/PositionDetail.aspx?p=8196
http://jobs.massey.ac.nz/PositionDetail.aspx?p=8195

Thank you!

23/10/2013

Deanna Barth, this year’s winner of the Blue-Banded Pelican Sighting Contest The 2013 Blue-Banded Pelican Sighting Contest has come to an end, and it was a success — although very different from the previous contest from October 2012 to January 2013. This year’s contest ran from July ...

23/10/2013

New maritime laws ban discharge at sea of PIB pollutant that affected more than 4,000 birds on south-west coast of England

05/10/2013

Heading into the weekend, there are three very disturbing realities coming together that make those of us who care about the ocean very uncomfortable: Tropical Storm Karen is making its way through...

...And, they spoke with John Dowding about the NZ dotterels.
22/04/2013

...And, they spoke with John Dowding about the NZ dotterels.

The Rena disaster posed a grave question for ecologists racing to save the Bay of Plenty's precious population of endangered New Zealand dotterels.

The New Zealand Herald caught up with a researcher doing post-release monitoring of penguins in the Bay of Plenty.
22/04/2013

The New Zealand Herald caught up with a researcher doing post-release monitoring of penguins in the Bay of Plenty.

A light shines through the darkness, dancing over rocks a few metres from the night tide gushing against Moturiki Island.

Here's an update on the rare NZ dotterels...
26/03/2013

Here's an update on the rare NZ dotterels...

Monitoring shows the population of rare New Zealand dotterels captured during the Rena oil spill has recovered well from the event.

The Perth training was an introductory course in Oiled Wildlife Response for Vermillion Energy responders. We covered al...
11/03/2013

The Perth training was an introductory course in Oiled Wildlife Response for Vermillion Energy responders. We covered all the basic topics of OWR and in addition covered the topics of marine mammal and reptile response. Their situation is a little different to ours as they could be dealing with large numbers of sea turtles – not to mention salt water crocodiles. They also have dugongs which throws yet another interesting angle on things. The course was a mix of theory, practical and desk-top exercises.

The National Oiled Wildlife Response Team recently travelled to Perth to train responders at Vermillion energy.

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