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A collage of polaroid photos over a map of the South Island

Unexpected volunteers: the backpackers backing predator free

When travellers sign up for Workaway in North Canterbury, they don’t expect to be plucking possum fur or wrestling with the ethics of killing hedgehogs.
Introduced predators on a plane back home

Could we just “send back” introduced predators to their home countries?

Returning introduced predators to their native habitats sound like a win-win. But that solution isn’t as simple, or as helpful, as it sounds.
Collage of tieke in heart shapes

5 reasons the tīeke should be your favourite bird

If you’re looking for a new feathery friend to obsess over, then look no further than the tīeke (saddleback).
Targeting feral cats: a practical quick guide

Targeting feral cats: a practical quick guide

This handy guide is packed with quick tips for targeting feral cats — to help you trap these stealthy hunters.
Pāteke (brown teal) in the water

Duck, duck, gone: pāteke face local extinction on Aotea Great Barrier Island

A new study has revealed the endangered pāteke (brown teal) on Aotea (Great Barrier Island) is at serious risk of extinction within the next 100 years.
Comic: the future of our beech forests

Comic: the future of our beech forests

Warmer climate. More seeds. More rats. Fewer birds. Climate change could create a predator paradise.
A stoat trap in a pile of matresses

Last stoat standing: wildest game of hide and seek on Waiheke

A battle of wits is unfolding on Waiheke Island. No, it’s not a rivalry between winemakers — but conservationists and the island’s last stoats.
A couple standing behind a farm fence

“Farmers are ecologists at heart”: an Auckland farm going big on predator control

Shirley-Ann and Rick Mannering run a productive sheep, beef and dairy operation. But alongside that, they’re leading a quiet ecological revolution.
A collage of images of 2050 target predators and a cat shaped hole.

Brutal truths: 7 feral cat facts

Feral cats are pushing wildlife towards extinction. But they aren’t part of the Predator Free 2050 strategy. Help us change that.
A giant snail

These carnivorous snails slurp earthworms like spaghetti

It’s a dark, rainy night in the beech forest. A lemon-sized snail glides silently across the leaf litter, hot on the trail of an unsuspecting earthworm.
Collage of headlines from around Aotearoa New Zealand showing damage that rats and mice can have.

True cost: predators can damage your home and your wallet

When cold weather pushes rodents indoors, infestations happen. They cause damage by chewing everything. The good news? Owen Stobart says you can prevent it.
A man opening a trap box on a ridge with mountains in the background.

The hills have eyes: cameras reveal predators dodging traps in Mt Aspiring National Park

Record numbers of predators are being trapped in the West Matukituki Valley, but some still evade capture — new trap designs aim to catch them.
A trap attached to a tree

Next-gen traps built for NZ’s toughest terrain

Smart traps that recognise their targets, reset, and adapt are joining the predator-free movement. And they can also withstand the rugged West Coast.
Two hawks in the sky

The possum buffet: bird helps clean up trap catches

Kāhu are messy eaters and have questionable table manners and social skills, but they have become unexpected helpers for Hamish Trolove’s possum disposal.
A collage with pūkeko chick and eggs, newly hatched tuatara and puririmoth eggs

Crack into it: 5 quick facts about native eggs 

From clever tricks to team parenting, here are some cracking facts about our native wildlife and their weird, wonderful eggs.