Otago groups join forces for Predator Free Dunedin
It’s the new group on the block. Predator Free Dunedin launched just a few weeks ago in early October. But while the umbrella organisation is…
Urban reintroductions – going wild in city spaces
Suburban gardens, city parks, reserves and thoughtfully planted urban spaces can mean that our cities are surprisingly diverse in plants and habitats. But so far…
How a tusked, carnivorous weta was saved
The research happened a decade ago now – this paper was published back in 2008 – but how many people have even heard of the…
We’ve teamed up with NZ illustrator to create iconic wildlife poster
We commissioned local artist Erin Forsyth to help us create a stunning poster featuring some of our native species – Taonga o Aotearoa. Our aim…
CatchIT’s ‘natural innovators’ brimming with ideas for trapping
Got a ferret you’re struggling to trap? How about using a milk bottle top filled with milk for a lure? It worked a treat for…
Weasels studied during Maruia masting event
You don’t hear so much about weasels. Their New Zealand distribution is patchy and their bigger mustelid relatives tend to dominate the mammal predator stories.…
Ahipara youngsters lead the way
They’re some of the youngest members of Ahipara’s small seaside community, but the children of Ahipara Sandhoppers are doing everything they can to help their…
Researchers study new ways to stop bait going mouldy
It’s not quite a sugar-coated pill, but the principle is similar – a nice flavoured coating that not only encourages rodents to take the bait,…
Port Chalmers farming family helps keep ‘Halo’ free of predators
With Orokonui Sanctuary nearby and the virgin forest of the Mihiwaka Reserve bordering their sheep and beef farm, Port Chalmers farmers John and Shona Chapman…
Lessons learned in combating mice on Quail Island
Canterbury’s Quail Island Ecological Restoration Trust has been working with Department of Conservation staff and researchers from Lincoln and other universities to eradicate introduced mammals…
Adele Earnshaw uses art to help Opua kiwi
Adele Earnshaw grew up in rural Warkworth on a 7-acre property that edged a river, a tributary of the Mahurangi River and with a huge…
Identifying the success stories in conservation
Conservation articles can be full of doom and gloom and struggle. But what about the success stories out there? An article just published online in…
Family swaps military life for remote Marlborough Sounds
Both Chris and Barbara Faulls used to have careers in the military. It meant an adventurous life with postings to all sorts of locations around…
Tūhoe share memories of how their forests used to be
Researchers from Landcare Research and Tūhoe Tuawhenua Trust recently worked together to look at community-based monitoring by Māori to assess forest health. They talked with…
‘8 days a week’ effort for Purangi kiwi
Bob and Karen Schumacher have been working “8 days a week since 2004” to help kiwi at their QEII covenanted property at Purangi in East…
