Sinking ship rats on the Miramar Peninsula
Predator Free Wellington (PFW) is on a mission – they want to be the first predator free capital city in the world. And so far…
Kiwi translocations – are we doing it right?
Kiwi are the most translocated bird species in Aotearoa New Zealand and the number of new projects and released birds are steadily increasing, according to…
Royal succession: the changing role of human help for the survival of toroa
Rearing royalty takes a team at Pukekura/Taiaroa Head. Since the 1930s, the toroa (northern royal albatross) colony on the Otago Peninsula have had human helpers…
Monitoring the threatened black petrels of Aotea
In the middle of the night, huddled with her team on an island in the Hauraki Gulf, Predator Free Apprentice Marcia Welch sits and waits.…
Towards Predator-Free Taranaki’s three-pronged approach to tackling its predators
They say good things come in threes and Towards Predator-Free Taranaki takes this statement to heart. With three massive predator control projects currently underway, the…
Funding injection boosts efforts of 13 predator free community groups across NZ
Today we’ve awarded $50,000 in funding to 13 Predator Free community groups, which will be used to kickstart new backyard communities and help existing groups…
X marks the spot: toxin drone drops to tackle tricky terrain
Boots on the ground and 1080 applied over large areas can control about 95 percent of possums, rats and stoats. But what about that last 5 percent?…
Combined control contains the key to whio population growth
A seven-year Department of Conservation study into combined predator control methods has revealed great news for the survival of our native whio (blue ducks). The…
Seabirds, disease, sanctuary islands
In modern covid times, we’re all very aware of how diseases can spread across borders through international air travel. Something similar could be happening with…
Where have all the custard-heads gone? 5 facts on our rare mohua
With the affectionate nickname of custard-head, it should be easy to recognise the mohua (yellowhead). Their bright yellow plumage donning their heads should be a…
What inspires the inspiring? We asked 5 women making big strides in conservation
Longlife lures. Burrowing birds. Cute kākāpō cartoons. What do all these things have in common? Amazing wāhine who are forwarding the predator free goal in…
IWD2022: kākāpō cartooning with Sarah Little
Self-confessed bird nerd Sarah Little spends most days caring for kākāpo. She’s a Department of Conservation ranger out on predator free island Whenua Hou (Codfish…
IWD2022: teaching about our taonga with Estelle Pura Pera-Leask
Māori values, practices and stories are integral to the predator free kaupapa, and Māori knowledge and energy is crucial to its success. For International Women’s…
IWD2022: enterprising ecology with Biz Bell
How do you make ecological expertise available to a wide range of groups, organisations and government entities? By running a world-leading environmental consultancy. This International…
IWD2022: protecting Mahakirau with Sara Smerdon
Every day, conservation volunteers like Sara Smerdon work towards getting their patch predator free. But unlike most, Sara lives in the very forest she protects.…
