Best of both worlds: 5 fabulous catios
Catios give pets outdoor enrichment while protecting them from cars, fights, and disease, and help keep wildlife safe, too.
79% of New Zealanders support Predator Free 2050, new survey finds
Nearly eight out of ten New Zealanders support the ambitious goal of completely eradicating introduced predators.
Parties, decorations, snacks: how to get possums into your traps
Possums are visual, social and promiscuous creatures. Throwing a party and catching possums have more in common than you might think.
A new way to remove stoats at scale: sausages
Stoat detections dropped by more than 95% in Fiordland trials using a new toxic sausage bait, raising hopes for controlling stoats in remote places.
Brainy, beautiful and beloved: so why are kea disappearing?
Dubbed ‘the clever clowns of the Alps’, kea are much loved for their cheeky spirit and keen intelligence.
From sadness to action: East Porirua blends social and environmental justice
Aotearoa Pasifika Men’s Group felt the absence of birdsong in Porirua. So they did something about it.
When possums disappear, gardens rebound on Otago Peninsula
Otago Peninsula is possum free, and residents have been enjoying thriving native gardens and more native birds than many can remember.
Do it yourself: 5 homemade predator control tools
Homegrown Kiwi innovation is doing heaps for predator control, and it’s not just the big players with fancy products.
AI thermal camera gives new insights for better trapping
A new AI thermal camera watching traps overnight revealed some surprising results that are changing the way this trapping group targets predators.
Super mum: oldest known breeding female kōkako still going strong
In human years, she wouldn’t quite qualify for a Gold Card, but in kōkako years, Ruahine is a living legend.
Thousands of dollars invested in backyard trapping
Supported by the Simplicity Foundation, these community groups across Aotearoa have received funding from our Predator Free Communities Funding Programme.
How 10 cm of wood helped bring kiwi back to Wellington
Kiwi are finally back in the hills above Wellington. What got them there was years of controlling stoats – and unexpectedly, a ten-centimetre piece of wood.
Keep going: five more things to do if your trap isn’t catching rats
Tried some of our troubleshooting tips but still struggle to catch predators? It doesn’t mean there aren’t any left. Here are five *more* things you can do.
Cats drive 93% of predation admissions at Auckland wildlife hospital
New preliminary research shows cats are responsible for nearly all predation injuries treated at BirdCare Aotearoa.
Running for kiwi: 600 people trail run to bring the birds back
A sold-out trail run raised thousands of dollars for predator control to bring kiwi back to Muriwai, an hour northwest of Auckland.
















