No working dogs but lots of kiwi on Okaihau dairy farm
Jane and Roger Hutchings haven’t had a dog on Lodore Farm, their 450-hectare Northland property, in over 20 years – but they do have a…
Auckland Islands introductions included horses, possums, chickens
Did you know there were once horses on the Auckland Islands? Possums were deliberately introduced too but didn’t last long. Hardly surprising. It’s a harsh…
Trap appeal and lures
This is the fourth blog from our guest writer John Bissell. Read his introductory blog, or blogs on trap selection and trap placement. Lures are…
Better together? A review of community conservation hubs in New Zealand
Community conservation hubs are the subject of much, if very recent, discussion in New Zealand. As a result the Predator Free NZ Trust recently commissioned…
Predator Hunter — Trap Placement
This is the third blog from our guest writer John Bissell. Read his introductory blog and his second one on trap selection. This blog covers…
Overlooked takahē – April is your month
April is ‘Takahē Awareness Month’ and really it seems like the big blue/green bird could do with some extra publicity. A check of the ‘Bird…
Drone technology offers low impact method for seabird census
The Ashburton/Hakatere River mouth in Mid Canterbury is a nesting site for large colonies of black-billed gulls and white-fronted terns and proved an ideal study…
Tree-mounted rat trap boxes prove successful for Russell Peninsula group
Eion Harwood, coordinator for Russell Landcare Trust’s ‘Kiwi Protection’ project, has been spending a lot of time observing rat behaviour on the 15 trail cameras…
Detecting rodents during a food glut
How do you detect the presence of rats and mice if they’re surrounded by a glut of natural food? If it’s a mast year and…
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…
