Dual 1080 application could be key to possum and rat eradication
Dual 1080 operations – would two toxin applications a few weeks apart work better than one? Possibly, if a few other conditions are also met.…
Latest schools to join our PF Schools programme
From Northland to Southland, in big and small towns and cities, schools across Aotearoa are putting up their hands to be kaitiaki of their playgrounds…
Predator Free Whiriwhiri forms to halt return of possums and rats
When software developer, Andy Saunders, returned from the UK a few years ago, he bought a property in Whiriwhiri, a stone’s throw from where he…
Wildlife habitats lost as land clearances continue
Ecologically significant vegetation and habitat on private land is being lost at a rate comparable to pre-1840 deforestation, according to a study by Landcare Research…
Southland couple committed to helping children learn about nature
It’s been 6 years since Southland Community Nursery near Invercargill, opened its Education Centre and in that time thousands of people – particularly school children…
DOC and volunteers count kiwi on Tiritiri Matangi
The little spotted kiwi (Apteryx owenii) was probably the most common kiwi species in Aotearoa/New Zealand in the mid-1800s. Now it’s our second rarest kiwi…
Life of plenty for beech forest ship rats
Trappers from the Kepler Challenge Trust helped out by supplying 248 trapped ship rats back in 2009-2010, so that researchers Kay Clapperton, Fraser Maddigan, Warren…
Wainui Beach pupils use building skills to help wildlife
Wainui Beach is a small, beachside community on the outskirts of Gisborne. In 2017 the students at Wainui Beach School made nesting boxes for their…
New toxin combination tested for rats and possums
Up until the 1950s, most pest control toxins for vertebrates, including rats, were fast-acting. While a quick death for pests is a good thing humane-wise,…
Bushy Point volunteers hold Triple Celebration
Otatara Landcare Group (OLG) in Southland has just celebrated its 20th year and two other impressive milestones: OLG’s total volunteer effort has reached 15,000 volunteer…
Road hazards for wildlife more than just a collision risk
When you think about roads and wildlife, the first thought that springs to mind is a collision with fatal consequences. But roads can impact wildlife…
Saving mohua motivates Makarora Valley trappers
Ian Turnbull’s father was a member of the Central Otago Lakes Branch of Forest and Bird back in 1998 when the group first began trapping…
Citizen science monitoring method outlined and tested
Monitoring wildlife population densities in our ‘mainland island’ fenced sanctuaries is an important part of measuring sanctuary success and assessing the longterm costs and benefits…
MIRO helps out overlooked banded dotterels
For the last 20 years or so, an area of gravel has been slowly forming at Robinson Bay on the Eastbourne foreshore, just across the…
Hibernation or torpor? Understanding our weird and wonderful bats
Let’s be honest – New Zealand’s wildlife is weird. There are alpine weta that can freeze and thaw, kiwi with their amazing sense of smell…
