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DOC says Forest and Bird kakapo claims wrong
DOC says Forest and Bird kakapo claims wrong
The Department of Conservation says claims by Forest and
Bird that DOC is proposing to cut specialist and ranger
support for its kakapo recovery programme are wrong.
DOC Director General Al Morrison says field resources dedicated to the kakapo recovery programme have not changed
“We currently have two programme managers overseeing 9.5 ranger positions and two kakapo focused specialists working on our kakapo and southern islands field work.
Under the new proposal we will continue to have 9.5 ranger positions and two kakapo focused specialists doing the same work.
The difference is they will be led by one senior ranger solely focused on directing this field work, rather than the two management positions in our current structure.”
The kakapo recovery programme is an example of the flatter organisational changes DOC is proposing and Forest and Bird claims that specialist science and technical ranger roles will be cut are simply wrong.
This proposal is recommending one less management position for a twelve strong team – DOC thinks that is a sensible use of scarce resources that will not compromise the recovery programme.”
Mr Morrison says DOC is still consulting with its staff on the proposed new structure and will be considering feedback before taking any final decisions.
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