Other articles written by Katherine Hurst

A tauhou with a berry in mouth.

Help not harm: tips to feed birds in your backyard

Birdfeeding in urban gardens is a popular pastime. Recent research shows that while feeding has benefits for native birds, there are also risks.
Simon holding a shearwater in his hands.

Cracking into a career in conservation

Experienced predator control specialists are in hot demand, and we’ll need even more to successfully achieve the Predator Free NZ vision.
A collection of images of species.

High-tech predator control solutions for today, not tomorrow

Photo-booths for lizards, long-lasting lures, and traps that can recognise what it’s caught - if you want high-tech solutions, talk to Critter Solutions.
A plague of rabbits in a dry field

Rabbit control could help us towards a predator free future

Controlling introduced mammal predators can lead to an increase in native birds, lizards, and invertebrates - but could fewer predators also lead to an unwelcome increase in rabbits?
Sanctuary Mountain's protective fence.

When it comes to predator free, do mice matter?

In many wildlife sanctuaries around New Zealand fences make it almost impossible for most introduced predators to get in. But mice can still sneak through…