Getting smart: is Artificial Intelligence the key to Predator Free 2050?
Aotearoa New Zealand has made huge strides towards the Predator Free 2050 (PF2050) goal, but many believe we need new technologies to get to the…
Is the future of the Chatham Islands predator free?
Before the arrival of humans, the Chatham Islands were teeming with animal life. Geographically isolated for millions of years, fauna and flora living on the…
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 Zealandia’s Centre for People and Nature shows being involved in…
Meet the talented trap-building retirees
Do you think retirement means putting your feet up with a good book and a cup of tea? Think again. Lynn Andrews, a 75-year-old retiree,…
How aware are New Zealanders of the predator free movement?
The Trust recently undertook some research to “Better understand the health of the Predator Free movement”. The research measures New Zealanders’ awareness and understanding of…
Odour lures offer a new temptation to stoats
Trapping using food-based lures of hens’ eggs and rabbit meat, with long-life rabbit is the main stoat control method in New Zealand. But stoats vary…
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 – where kākā monkey around in the trees and humpback whales breach the surface of…
Hope floats: protecting our endangered terns and gulls
Have you ever needed to take a pack rafting course to be able to carry out your day job? Apprentice ecologist Keegan Miskimmin has. Why?…
Time poor? Seven easy ways to join the predator free movement
Want to do your part to protect our native species but can’t find the time? We’ve got some good news, busy people – joining the…
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…
When it comes to predator free, do mice matter?
In many wildlife sanctuaries around New Zealand fences make it almost impossible for most introduced predators to get in. But mice can still sneak through…
Self-resetting traps useful for rat control, not eradication
Good for rat population control, but not a stand-alone tool – that’s how two scientists have described the success of self-resetting traps on Goat Island.…
Clever and crafty Phil Wilson’s guide to trapping success
What started as a way to get out of the house during lockdown quickly turned into an innovative trapping venture. Now, thanks to one Coromandel…
Monitoring our flesh-footed shearwaters: an apprentice ecologist’s account
On Ohinau Island, the transition from day to night tells the toanui (flesh-footed shearwaters) foraging on the water that it’s time to come home. To…
Zeroing in – toxic rodents lure last stoats
Imagine lush landscapes alive with Aotearoa New Zealand’s quirky and unique plants and wildlife. This is the Predator Free 2050 vision but to get there…
