Study evaluates kiwi aversion training for dogs
As families and sometimes pets head off to holiday spots for summer, now is a good time to remember that dogs – even Pekinese and…
Latest bird survey confirms Hollyford Conservation Trust success
Rifleman are spreading across Martins Bay in Fiordland and there are more kakariki and kaka – “lots more than ever encountered before”. Those are just…
Regional Councils tackle biodiversity challenge
New Zealand’s regional councils have just released a ‘think piece’ on the future of biodiversity management in New Zealand. “Our native flora and fauna is…
Eastern Bays Songbird Project ambitious and innovative
Five Auckland suburbs, 16,000 households – if you think it sounds like an ambitious trapping project, you’re not far wrong. Innovative ideas, funding support and…
Hawke’s Bay study shows predator control contributes to farmland biodiversity
Predator control for conservation purposes tends to focus on reserves, sanctuaries and remnants of native habitat rather than open pastures. When researchers publish articles on…
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…
