You might not know of matuku-hūrepo (Australasian bittern) – with fewer than 1,000 living in New Zealand, they’re rarer than whio or hoiho.

From looking for love to international adventures, here are five fascinating ways New Zealand wildlife spend their winter months.

Possum butts smell garlicy. Research suggests that predator-emitted volatile organic compounds could be used for predator monitoring.

Move over MacGyver. Homegrown Kiwi innovation is doing so much for predator control, and it’s not just the big players with fancy products. 

When you think of “introduced predators”, what comes to mind? Probably feral cats, rats and stoats. Wasps are introduced predators too.

Comic from illustrator Andrew James, explains the difference predator control makes for geckos and skinks inside a sanctuary.