Norway rats and black rats are among the most prolific and widespread urban pest species in the world. But what do we know about their secret city lives?

The beautiful, remote Matukituki Valley is located between Mt Aspiring National Park and Lake Wanaka.

Stoats tend to vie with rats for the position of Conservation Public Enemy No. 1 – but what do we know about the stoat’s smaller relative, the weasel?

Birds can spend a significant portion of their lives at roosting sites – up to two thirds of their time – so it makes sense that suitable sites are important to them.

Jon Tucker’s Those Kids series provide adventures and conservation messages in a set of four books.

When there’s a mouse in your pantry you notice – but in the wider environment they’re common and inconspicuous.

The kōkako are back and breeding successfully in Northland’s Puketi Forest, but it’s been a long battle to get them there.

Monitoring cryptic animals is one of the big challenges of becoming predator free, according to Auckland-based Landcare Research scientist, Dr Al Glen.

New Zealand is the albatross capital of the world, with more than a dozen varieties. So where do they live and why are so many classed as vunerable.

Mostly we get rid of introduced predators by killing them. It works, up to a point. But if you can’t get rid of every single rat or stoat then the survivors suddenly find themselves with ample food and very little competition.

Why did they do it? What possessed New Zealand’s government of the day, its citizens and acclimatisation societies to introduce rabbits and then stoats?

Preserving, restoring and creating habitats for our wildlife doesn’t just mean planting trees and saving forests. It’s not just nature reserves and national parks.

Developments in genetic science may give us the ultimate predator-free breakthrough one day, but we can’t sit back and wait for that to happen.

Jan Wright, Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, has written a comprehensive assessment of the current state of New Zealand’s birds.

Dr. Jan Wright has released her penultimate report. Titled “Taonga of an island nation”. It has been widely supported and will help focus our attention to save the species that desperately need our help.