Cats are the eighth-most populous species in the world. But, as invasive species across many continents, their popularity comes at a tremendous cost.

Curfews, leash walking, registration, and desexing. These are just some of the ways Australia is addressing domestic cat management.

Why are we quickly falling behind in managing cats? We need only look across the ditch to see how a different cat-management reality could be playing out in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Before the arrival of humans, the Chatham Islands were teeming with animal life.

Today we’ve awarded $50,000 in funding to 13 Predator Free community groups, which will be used to kickstart new backyard communities and help existing groups expand their progress.

A seven-year Department of Conservation study into combined predator control methods has revealed great news for the survival of our native whio (blue ducks). 

Longlife lures. Burrowing birds. Cute kākāpō cartoons. What do all these things have in common? Amazing wāhine who are forwarding the predator free goal.

For International Women’s Day, we spoke to Estelle Pura Pera-Leask - a key figure bringing Māori voices and expertise to the movement.

How do you make ecological expertise available to a wide range of groups, organisations and government entities? Biz Bell does it by running a world-leading environmental consultancy.

New Zealand is investing heavily in new tech and tools to reach the Predator Free 2050 target. Helen Blackie is at the helm of several exciting developments happening in this space. 

Cupid’s bow and arrow have well and truly hit their mark this kākāpō breeding season.

They say if you choose a career you love, you’ll never work a day in your life. Technically, apprentice Finn Giddy works “bloody hard” - according to his boss Jason.