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Tackling Fiordland: DOC calls in apprentice backup
In a daring expedition on the high seas, predator free apprentice duo Aidan Braid and Jamie Hickling tackled coastal trapping head-on in Fiordland.
All go in the garden city: predator free groups rewild Ōtautahi
Imagine if you could redesign your town or city. Would you fill it with concrete and cars or native bush and birds?
Fenced sanctuaries
Fenced sanctuaries have made a significant contribution to conservation in New Zealand.
History of eradication
Predator Free Aotearoa history goes back further than the 2050 goal announced in 2016 with eradication efforts starting as early as 1964.
Communities unite to rebuild predator control efforts after cyclone
Communities from cyclone-hit areas are amongst those receiving funding to rebuild their predator control efforts.
A day in the life of a predator ecologist
Traversing rugged rocky slopes or in the research lab analysing data, no day is the same for Maggie Nichols, a predator ecologist.
Most read posts of 2022
From possum nightclubs to garden transformations, these were the most popular stories published by Predator Free New Zealand Trust this year.
Giving it a crack: ZIP innovates mainland predator control
We've nailed eliminating predators on offshore islands and fenced sanctuaries, but if we're truly going to "get to zero” we have to crack how to do this everywhere else.
Best practices for lifestyle blocks
A little bit of know how is the secret to predator control success on your lifestyle block.
Lifestyle blocks: Cost
Cost can vary from place to place depending on scale, terrain, habitat, pest species and whether labour is voluntary or not.
Getting smart: is Artificial Intelligence the key to Predator Free 2050?
It might sound futuristic, but Artificial Intelligence (AI) is already hard at work in the predator free movement, and there's lots of developments on the horizon.
The light at the end of the trapping tunnel
It turns out it’s not just the birds that benefit from backyard trapping. Research by Predator Free Wellington (PFW) shows being involved in community trapping is also good for your mental health.
Odour lures offer a new temptation to stoats
Trapping using food-based lures of hens’ eggs and rabbit meat, with long-life rabbit the main stoat control method in New Zealand.
Flora, fauna and Flightless: the predator free mission at the heart of a southwest business’s success
Right down the bottom of Aotearoa, in the southwest corner, there is a boat its name written in bold, white letters – Flightless.
Flying at half-mast: connecting kea decline to mast years
New research published in the New Zealand Journal of Zoology shows that mast years are bad news for kea. Native beech trees produce millions of tasty seeds in a mast year, which rodents love.