Date/Time
Date(s) - Tue 20 October
17:45 - 18:45
Location
Pāteke Room, Level 2, Zealandia Visitor Centre
How can we successfully and ethically monitor ngāokeoke and more?
The success of ecosanctuaries at helping recover bird populations is one of their most well-known features, but how our invertebrate friends respond to a mammalian free environment is something which has been much harder to entangle. Ngāokeoke, also known as velvet worms or peripatus are especially elusive. In our next Conservation Kōrero, Dan Moskovitz will share his surprisingly simple method for monitoring ngāokeoke and other secretive creatures of the undergrowth.
Dan Moskovitz is a current Masters Student at Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington, studying new ways of monitoring invertebrates, how our gardens contribute to biodiversity, and understanding the biology of the invasive Portuguese millipede. In a previous summer scholarship, he worked on understanding the urban habitat associations of velvet worms in Wellington. Dan has a minor in Science Communication, writes news for student magazine Salient, and wrote an article on New Zealand parasite conservation which was a finalist in the 2026 Science Journalism Awards.
Public Ticket $10.25 ($10.00 + $0.25 fees)
Zealandia Member Ticket $5.12 ($5.00 + $0.12 fees)
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