In Nelson they’re building an ark to the future. The Brook Waimarama Sanctuary is at the site of a long-abandoned water reserve.

The research projects show that the old methods (with some modern modifications and monitoring techniques) – do work and are effective at helping our native birds.

According to Whakatāne’s official website, kiwi (the feathered sort), can be heard calling from the town’s CBD and residents living near reserves occasionally have kiwi venturing into their gardens.

Bringing Back the Birdsong is a plea for the conservation and protection of New Zealand’s wildernesses.

In a paper just published, some of New Zealand’s top conservation scientists review the prospects for control and eventual eradication of our key mammalian pests.

To save our birds, you need to trade, draw & play to create a feather cloak of 15 cards in one bird realm: forest, settlement, sea, or extinct.

Jeremy Painting has discovered that rats in ‘plague’ proportions are threatening nesting success.

Rats are quick and nimble. Snails… not so much. So our native snails are very much at the mercy of introduced rats, should rats choose to eat them.

After an inspiring talk by Horizons Regional Councillor, the 30 children from Milson Scouts, have built their own trap tunnels, fitted traps and made a start towards making their community rat free.

Landcare Research have published some research recently looking at the damage possums do the forest canopy and the time it takes for trees to recover.

The momentum is growing and we’re super excited about it! Wellington has just announced its plans to be the world’s first predator-free capital. Go Wellington!

It’s dead. Very dead, judging by the stench and the smooshed appearance of the remains – all fur, bones and black-brown gloopy stuff. A possum, maybe?

If we knock back ferrets and feral cats will rabbit numbers soar? It is a concern that’s frequently raised, particularly in farming areas.

Calling all Cantabrians and Southlanders – and any other South Islanders living near or exploring the region’s many braided river systems.

Alexandra-based Landcare Research scientist Grant Norbury found himself in the middle of Mackenzie country, syringe in hand, squirting Vaseline onto rocks. He had to laugh.