Pestbusters: Bringing Back the Birdsong to Otatara
Russell and his wife May set up Pestbusters in 2010 to help tackle the threat of predators to native birds, including tui, kererū, and bellbirds.
A way forward for community led conservation by Julian Fitter
Maketu Ongatoro Wetland Society (MOWS) was started in 2009 to help look after the colony of New Zealand Dotterel on Maketu Spit.
Don’t get mad, get trapping
It could be a Tom Cruise blockbuster. However, it’s not a movie (yet) – it’s the true story of a Wellington neighbourhood working to rid itself of rats, mice, possums, stoats and weasels.
Caught in a Trap: Halo Takes on Wellington’s Predators
Ever heard a possum lurking outside your bedroom window in the middle of the night, breathing heavily, or a rat’s tiny feet scuttling across the roof overhead? Neither experience is pleasant.
Going Native — Third Island rat catching with Goodnature by Paul Stanley Ward
I’d never been to the ‘Third Island’, and had heard enough raves about backyard kaka and beaches chocka with kiwi to want to check it out.
To Trap a Stoat: A Great Day Out in the Hills
Our task was to lay out one hundred DOC-200 traps (a large box trap primarily targeting stoats) in the Ruahine Range behind Waipukurau, central Hawkes Bay.
