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On Creature Feature, we shine a spotlight on one of the Wildlife Hospital, Dunedin's extra special guests.

Jeff Harford


    • May 6, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 15m AVG DURATION
    • 37 EPISODES


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    Creature Feature - 07-05-2025 - Ruru

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2025 16:46


    Ruru - Jordana Whyte from Dunedin Wildlife Hospital tells us about 'Maroon Pullover', a recent patient. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

    Creature Feature - 09-04-2025 - Tour of Dunedin Wildlife Hospital

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2025 22:36


    Tour of Dunedin Wildlife Hospital - Jeff takes a tour of the Dunedin Wildlife Hospital facility with manager Jordana Whyte. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

    Creature Feature - 12-03-2025 - Snares Island Penguin

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2025 15:05


    Snares Island Penguin - Jordana Whyte says Dunedin Wildlife Hospital has treated more Snares Island penguins than is usual in recent months. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

    Creature Feature - 12-02-2025 - Spotted Shag

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2025 17:24


    Spotted Shag - Jordana Whyte from Dunedin Wildlife Hospital introduces the Spotted shag or Kawau tikitiki. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

    Creature Feature - 15-01-2025 - Welcome Swallow

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2025 13:25


    Welcome Swallow - Jordana Whyte from Dunedin Wildlife Hospital introduces us to the Welcome swallow, a recent visitor to the hospital. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

    Creature Feature - 18-12-2024 - North Island little shearwater

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2024 10:59


    North Island little shearwater - Jordana Whyte from Dunedin Wildlife Hospital introduces us to a recent arrival on a visiting cruise ship This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

    Creature Feature - 20-11-2024 - White-faced Heron (Matuku moana)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2024 14:53


    White-faced Heron (Matuku moana) - Jordana Whyte from Dunedin Wildlife Hospital introduces us to a recent guest, a white-faced heron (matuku moana). This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

    Creature Feature - 23-10-2024 - New Zealand Shore Plover, Tuturuatu

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2024 17:30


    New Zealand Shore Plover, Tūturuatu - Jordana Whyte from Dunedin Wildlife Hospital introduces the New Zealand shore plover, tūturuatu This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

    Creature Feature - 03-10-2024 - NZ Falcon - Jordana Whyte

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2024 21:47


    NZ Falcon - Jordana Whyte This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

    Creature Feature - 28-08-2024 - Fairy Prion - Jordana Whyte and Graeme Loh

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2024 14:52


    Fairy Prion - The fairy prion tītī wainui is a small blue seabird that once bred all around the coastline of mainland Aotearoa. Voracious introduced predators forced fairy prion colonies onto offshore islands – but one mainland population clings to survival on steep cliffs near Ōtepoti Dunedin, where Forest and Bird carries out predator control to protect these precious birds. Dunedin Wildlife Hospital's Jordana Whyte is joined by Graeme Loh, who runs the Friends of the Prion fence project up on the St Clair cliffs. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

    Creature Feature - 31-07-2024 - Parasites

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2024 14:53


    Parasites - Jordana Whyte from Dunedin Wildlife Hospital explains how analysis of local creatures can reveal much about the parasites they attract, both the good and the bad. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

    Creature Feature - 03-07-2024 - NZ Garden Bird Survey

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2024 16:43


    NZ Garden Bird Survey - Jordana Whyte from Wildlife Hospital Dunedin encourages us all to take part in this year's NZ Garden Bird Survey. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

    Creature Feature - 05-06-2024 - Royal Spoonbill

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2024 15:14


    Royal Spoonbill - Jordana Whyte from Dunedin Wildlife Hospital introduces us to a recent patient, the kōtuku ngutupapa or Royal Spoonbill. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

    Creature Feature - 08-05-2024 - Adélie Penguin

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2024 12:13


    Adélie Penguin - Jordana Whyte from Dunedin Wildlife Hospital introduces the Adélie penguin, native to the rocky coastline of Antarctica, which was seen about 4868km away from home at Monkey Island. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

    Creature Feature - 10-04-2024 - Black-fronted Tern

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2024 13:28


    Black-fronted Tern - Jordana Whyte from Dunedin Wildlife Hospital introduces us to the black-fronted tern, commonly seen on braided rivers, estuaries and harbours of the South Island. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

    Creature Feature - 13-03-2024 - Southern Grass Skinks

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2024 16:50


    Southern Grass Skinks - Jordana Whyte from Dunedin Wildlife Hospital and Penny Jacks from City Sanctuary explain how we can care better for the common grass skink, whose populations are threatened. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

    Creature Feature - 14-02-2024 - Elephant Seal

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2024 14:13


    Elephant Seal - Jordana Whyte from Wildlife Hospital Dunedin has just returned from Enderby Island, where they were visited by an impressive Elephant seal. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

    Creature Feature - 17-01-2024 - Tics

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2024 15:57


    Tics - Jordana Whyte from Dunedin Wildlife Hospital says tics can be a real problem for red-billed gulls. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

    Creature Feature - 20-12-2023 - Australasian Bittern

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2023 16:12


    Australasian Bittern - Jordana Whyte from Dunedin Wildlife Hospital reports on the rare Australasian Bittern, an inhabitant of New Zealand's wetlands. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

    Creature Feature - 22-11-2023 - Hoiho Eggs - Jordana Whyte

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2023 18:51


    Hoiho Eggs - Jordana Whyte outlines Dunedin Wildlife Hospital's contribution to a test programme incubating Yellow Eyed Penguin (Hoiho) eggs. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

    Creature Feature - 25-10-2023 - Marsh crake or koitareke

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2023 11:40


    Marsh crake or koitareke - Jordana Whyte from Dunedin Wildlife Hospital reports on a rarely seen but often heard Marsh crake or koitareke. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

    Creature Feature - 27-09-2023 - Leith Thomson and Sniper

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2023 15:49


    Leith Thomson and Sniper - Hungarian Vizsla bitch Sniper, which belongs to Leith Thomson, of Dunedin, has successfully completed a Department of Conservation training programme certifying her to work in the field tracking yellow-eyed penguins. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

    Creature Feature - 30-08-2023 - Sacred Kingfisher - Kotare

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2023 14:05


    Jordana Whyte introduces the Sacred Kingfisher, or Kotare, a patient at Dunedin Wildlife Hospital due to window strike. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

    Creature Feature - 02-08-2023 - Merri the Tuatara

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2023 14:49


    Merri the Tuatara - Jordana Whyte reports on a perplexing condition facing young dinosaur Merri. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

    Creature Feature - 05-07-2023 - North Island Brown Kiwi

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2023 11:48


    North Island Brown Kiwi - Jordana Whyte introduces us to a tightly bonded pair of North Island visitors. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

    Creature Feature - 07-06-2023 - Kereru

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2023 14:08


    This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

    Creature Feature - 18-01-2023 - Fiordland Penguin

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2023 14:35


    Fiordland Penguin - Jordana Whyte from Dunedin Wildlife Hospital introduces us to the tawaki, or Fiordland penguin. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

    Creature Feature - 21-12-2022 - Otago Shag

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2022 15:23


    Otago Shag - Jordana Whyte from Dunedin Wildlife Hospital introduces us to the Otago shag. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

    Creature Feature - 23-11-2022 - The silvereye or waxeye

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2022 16:32


    The silvereye or waxeye - Jordana Whyte from Wildlife Hospital Dunedin introduces the latest guest at the hospital, a silvereye with injuries inflicted by a cat. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

    Creature Feature - 26-10-2022 - Shining Cuckoo

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2022 12:55


    Shining Cuckoo - Jordana Whyte from Wildlife Hospital Dunedin introduces the shining cuckoo, heard but seldom seen. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

    Creature Feature - 28-09-2022 - Antipodes Island Parakeet

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2022 12:27


    Antipodes Island Parakeet - Jordana Whyte introduces Betty the Antipodes Island parakeet, a recent guest at Dunedin Wildlife Hospital. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

    Creature Feature - 31-08-2022 - Black Swan

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2022 13:48


    Black Swan - Jordana Whyte reports on the progress at Dunedin Wildlife Hospital of a black swan injured on the roads. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

    Creature Feature - 03-08-2022 - NZ Bellbird Korimako

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2022 17:03


    NZ Bellbird Korimako This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

    Creature Feature - 06-07-2022 - NZ Fur Seal

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2022 15:06


    NZ Fur Seal - Jordana Whyte reports on a female fur seal who struck difficulties giving birth. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

    Creature Feature - 08-06-2022 - Australasian Crested Grebe

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2022 15:02


    Australasian Crested Grebe - Jordana Whyte introduces the latest guest at Dunedin Wildlife Hospital. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

    Creature Feature - 13-05-2022 - Kakapo Chicks

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2022 16:06


    Kakapo Chicks - Otago Wildlife Hospital manager Jordana Whyte tells us about the visit of six kakapo chicks. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

    Creature Feature - 13-04-2022 - Red-crowned Kakariki

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2022 14:54


    Red-crowned Kakariki - Jordana Whyte introduces the native parakeet that had a crash on its first attempt to leave the nest. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

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