Other articles tagged with Volunteers

The Spitfire: outsmarting possums with their own habits

The Spitfire: outsmarting possums with their own habits

Envico Technologies’ new device, the Spitfire, is a clever twist on nature, turning predator habits into their undoing.
Saving nature, stress relief, sausie sizzle: what keeps volunteers committed?

Saving nature, stress relief, sausie sizzle: what keeps volunteers committed?

Conservation thrives on volunteers; in fact, many efforts in Aotearoa couldn’t survive without them. So, what magic recipe that keeps them coming back?
Gift guide 2024: presents with purpose

Gift guide 2024: presents with purpose

Here is a list of gift ideas that go towards protecting and restoring wildlife that trappers, bird nerds, adventurers, and readers will *actually* use.
A before and after of a trap, after showing it cleaned up

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.
A cat in a lounge.

Cat meets conservation: the unlikely story of a wildlife rescuer and her new pet

Sabrina Luecht never expected she would one day become a proud cat owner. Her work, after all, revolves around saving native birds.
An albatross chick

Laundry baskets and dummy eggs: caring for albatross

With 33 chicks fledging, 2024 is a record equalling breeding season for northern royal albatross at Taiaroa Head, Otago Peninsula.
World first: revival of the rat-specific toxin

World first: revival of the rat-specific toxin

A breakthrough is coming - a rat-specific toxin that leaves birds, pets, and livestock unharmed. We spoke with Dr Lee Shapiro about norbormide.
A ferret in the grass

Short-sighted surplus hunters: five fast facts about ferrets

Ferrets are the largest mustelid in New Zealand. These introduced predators have a devastating effect on our native wildlife.
A working dog

Dogs, AI, heat-detecting drones: chasing the last possums on the Otago Peninsula

Discover how Predator Free Dunedin are using innovative strategies to track and eliminate the last possums on the Otago Peninsula.
Bittern hiding in the reeds

Booming swamp ninjas: five facts about the elusive Australasian bittern

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.
A collage of stoat images

It’s business time: stoat mating mania and what you can do about it

Spring has sprung and the stoat mating frenzy has begun. From the moment they open their eyes as babies, female stoats are almost certainly pregnant.
Stewart Island wildlife under a mock-Jurassic Park gate.

From two-year gecko pregnancies to colour-changing birds: meet five remarkable Rakiura residents

With golden beaches and emerald forests, Rakiura (Stewart Island) has been called “a piece of the primeval world” and is home to many wildlife wonders.
Two women smiling holding wooden trap boxes

In a neighbourhood near you: fresh funding for grassroots trapping

A wave of community-led conservation is sweeping across New Zealand, powered by passion, dedication, and now, an exciting new round of funding.
A stoat inspecting a trap

Catch me if you can: how can we better trap shy female stoats?

Current traps nab more male stoats than females, which is a big problem. Females are basically always pregnant, non-stop baby factories.
Two people with a large drone.

Taking flight: saving nature from the sky

Founded in true number 8 wire fashion, Envico Technologies began in an Auckland garage. And its drones are taking on the world.

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