NZ Predator Hunter – trap selection
This is the second blog from our guest writer John Bissell. His previous blog is here. Hi folks, I hope this next blog finds you…
Researchers tackle challenge of monitoring rūrū
The rūrū is Aotearoa’s last remaining native owl. It’s not considered a threatened species. In fact, it’s reasonably common and widespread, especially in forested parts…
Tīeke – legendary teller of fortunes and guardian of treasure
Tīeke have a legendary reputation as guardians, weather-predictors, fortune-tellers and guides, although their saddle-like markings are said to be a sign that they once displeased…
‘Intractable species’ prove a challenge for conservation
Why are some native species so much harder to save? Kelly Hare et al have called them the ‘intractable species’ and investigate why they continue…
Rat eradication breakthrough — Breaksea Island 1988
Breaksea Island is a 170 hectare, steep, windswept rugged lump of rock located about 2km off the coast of southwest Fiordland and in 1988 it…
Ecosanctuaries in the spotlight
Ecosanctuaries are currently our modern-day ‘Noah’s Ark’. In New Zealand they range from small islands in the middle of lakes and unfenced mainland ecosanctuaries to…
EcoGene® team share wildlife forensic expertise
Hester is a senior molecular technician at Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research, specialising in Ecological Genetics with a focus on Wildlife Forensics. When she’s feeling…
Identifying impediments to PF goals
Achieving Predator Free 2050 goals will take more than just a scaling-up of eradication efforts according to researchers Duane Peltzer et al from Landcare Research…
Latest round of predator free communities announced
We are pleased to announce the addition of another 11 communities to our Predator Free Community programme — taking the total number of communities we…
Māori Studies students surveyed on social acceptability of wasp control biotechnologies
Wasps and new technologies to control and eradicate them was the focus of a recent study at Victoria University of Wellington, seeking Māori Studies students’…
NZ Predator Hunter – Chasing Zero
This blog has been written by guest writer, John Bissell: It was that magic part of the day when the night gradually gives way to…
Elwyn Welch – a man, his bantams and a tale of takahē
Elwyn Welch was a Wairarapa farmer who loved birds. Most people have probably never heard of him, but back in the 1950s, he and his…
Latest ‘Public Perceptions’ survey gives insight into predator control views
The results of the latest Public Perceptions of New Zealand’s Environment have just been released and, as with the previous survey in 2016, the research…
Kids Greening Taupō fosters leadership and community collaboration
In Taupō, Kids Greening Taupō are helping students of all ages to connect with nature and take part in real life conservation projects contributing to…
Hauraki Gulf islanders surveyed on pest control attitudes
Now that an increasing number of our wildlife-rich – but uninhabited by humans – offshore islands are becoming predator free, the conservation spotlight is turning…
