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CatchIT’s ‘natural innovators’ brimming with ideas for trapping
The Forest Bridge Trust has taken its CatchIT schools programme into 14 schools since 2015, in some cases running the programme more than once in a school.
Rat-trapping compost bin disposes of rodent problem
What’s a broken-down washing machine got to do with backyard predator control?
Better baits and better trapping
Peanut butter has long been used as a bait for rat traps. Possums have a fondness for the scent of cinnamon. But are they the favourite foods of rats and possums?
Traplordz aim to get students trapping
Wellington's Traplordz have heaps of ideas to engage the student generation. Their traps have begun rolling out to student flats across the city.
BRaid offers free trapping workshop – open to all
It’s been a while since we caught up with BRaid - Braided River aid - and lots has been happening in the interim.
Kiwibank helps launch Picton backyard trapping initiative
When Picton organisers heard they’d won a competition to become a Kiwibank Predator Free Community earlier this year, they called a public meeting – and a hundred people turned up!
Learn how to get the most out of your DOC trapping series (webinar)
Darren Peters from the Department of Conservation discusses the DOC series of traps (150, 200 and 250). You can expect to learn...
Don’t get mad, get trapping
Click through to read about Kevin Hastie and what he has done for his community and how you can learn from it...
Troubleshooting tips: what to do when your rat trap isn’t catching any rats
Here are some tips to make your trap more effective. To trap rats successfully you need to know more about them, specifically their behaviours and what motivates them.
Beyond birds: 5 things that benefit from predator control
Predator control in New Zealand is one of the ways we can bring birds and many other species back from the threat of extinction.
Buzz off: 7 facts about wasps
When you think of “introduced predators”, what comes to mind? Probably feral cats, rats and stoats. Wasps are introduced predators too.
Win-win: farming can help nature thrive and vice versa
Many farmers are already tapping into innovative resources, actively sowing the seeds of positive change for on-farm biodiversity.
Give your birdlife a boost and create a possum nightclub
A possum nightclub might sound like a conservation nightmare, but it's a great way to give your birdlife a helping hand.
Yesterday, today and tomorrow: brilliant, badass women of conservation
We shine a spotlight on some of the spectacular women who shaped – and continue to shape – conservation in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Are curious and friendly robins losing their personalities due to introduced predators?
Research suggests our friendly and curious kakaruwai (South Island robin) might be losing their bold personalities in the presence of introduced predators.
