Table Of Contents

Forest and Bird, Issue 303, 1 February 2002, Page 1

Features

12 The Other Wild West Coast Campaigning to protect the Tasman coast of the Auckland isthmus. by Gordon Ell 18 Why Birds Sing Diet determines how much energy goes into the dawn chorus. by Craig Barnett 20 Yellow-eyed Penguin Our rarest penguin is ‘robust’ but ‘endangered’ according to the IUCN. by Neville Peat 24 Looking for More Marine Reserves More marine reserves are urgently needed to protect a rich variety of life. by Jenny and Tony Enderby 28 Saving Our Streams Healthy riverbanks are needed for healthy streamlife. by Ann Graeme 32 Who Wants Wallabies? Spreading populations of another Australian marsupial are eating New Zealand forests. by Basil Graeme

Regulars

2 Comment 3 Mailbag 4 Conservation Briefs Stoat research; pet-free subdivisions; frogs in danger; roadside kakabeak; Argentine ants; new pests; Bushy Park studies. 36 In the Field The values of life underground. 38 Branching Out Grasslands park; bird migration; Wanganui Council meeting; genetic engineering policy; South Otago; Hastings-Havelock North; marine farming. 42 Bulletin Executive changes; J.S Watson Trust grants. 43 Reserves and Lodges Visiting Waiheke Island, Hauraki Gulf. 44 Book Notes 48 The Human Footprint Using rainwater. 49 Branch Directory