BRaid comes to aid of ancient rivers and rare birdlife
In between rainstorms and spring snow melts, the river flow reduced and islands of loose shingle formed, surrounded by a weaving network of shallow river channels.
Invertebrates – looking after the little guys
We know New Zealand’s native birds aren’t thriving – but what about the little guys – the VERY little guys?
Making a Place for Penguins in the City
For a little penguin in the city, the urban adventure includes a few extra hazards not encountered by their country-coastline relatives.
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 that ship rats have ended up on some of the remotest of the world’s islands.
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.
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.
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 to protect them from predators, either by consuming bait or being accidentally caught in traps.
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 or on your laptop over a morning coffee.
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 hilltop…
Understanding possums
Possums are a huge problem in New Zealand – and consequently the subject of a great deal of research. Most of that research focuses on the forests and forest remnants where they are most commonly found.
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 bird transfers to the island.
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.
Tackling stoats
Stoats are efficient predators. What can recent NZ research tell us about the best ways to tackle stoats?
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 a true carnivorous diet.
Mice, rats and multi-capture traps
The battle is being fought not just on the ground in New Zealand, but also in research labs and computer screens. So what have our researchers working on?
