Making a Place for Penguins in the City
For a little penguin (until recently known as little blue penguin) in the city, the urban adventure includes a few extra hazards not encountered by…
Rats as island invaders
Rats are, perhaps, the ultimate invader – with a little bit of help through the centuries from humans. Where-ever we go they go too, so…
Braided rivers and predator monitoring
Braided river systems are rare throughout the world, but we have some superb examples in New Zealand, particularly in the Canterbury and Southland regions. New…
Conservation groups team up to help Mt Aspiring kea
When it comes to clever, New Zealand’s alpine parrots are up there with the smartest crows, African Grey Parrots and even monkeys. Kea can problem-solve,…
Bait residue issues
No-one wants to see the birds and other wildlife we’re trying to protect, killed or in any way harmed by the very methods we use…
High tech, easy-to-use trap monitoring system saves money and time
Imagine being able to check the status of every trap in your trapping network on your cellphone over a morning coffee or on your laptop…
Pest control in earnest
A guest editorial by Northland conservationist and author, Wade Doak. From the minute Jan and I, with our two teen kids, landed on a forest…
Understanding possums
Possums are a huge problem in New Zealand – and consequently the subject of a great deal of research. Most of that research, understandably, focuses…
Coal Island – a southern sanctuary for rare species
In late 2015, 80 mohua were transferred from Chalky Island to Te Puka-Hereka/Coal Island in Fiordland National Park, the latest in a series of native…
Wetlands and islands
This week’s Friday afternoon reads looks at predator research relating to two key habitats in New Zealand – wetlands and off-shore islands. Colin O’Donnell (Department…
Tackling stoats
Stoats are a cunning opponent and serious villain in New Zealand’s battle to save our native species. They’re efficient predators, can travel long distance and…
Raw diet good for pet health and the environment
Possums, rabbits, hares, wallabies and goats are all on the menu at ‘Raw Essentials’, a pet-food company which strongly believes in feeding our carnivore pets…
Mice, rats and multi-capture traps
The battle for the bush (and swamp, riverbed and shore) is being fought not just on the ground in New Zealand, but also in research…
New business venture finds growing market for possum meat
When it comes to possums, Zach Howarth believes in ‘utilising it all’. He’s about to sell his first shipment of possum meat to petfood manufacturer…
Art exhibition is latest initiative for Otago Peninsula group
An art exhibition is an unusual way to tackle introduced pests, but ‘Citizen Sci-Art’, on show at the Portobello Hall for the weekend 27-28 February,…
