Who invented DOC traps?
How did an oil painter, bird-lover, and rock drummer come to invent one of the most well-known and widely used humane kill traps in Aotearoa…
Hot bug summer: 5 cool facts about New Zealand’s cicadas
The cicada chorus can signal the beginning of a long hot summer. With various native species, we are lucky to hear their calls in almost…
Community funding applications extended by two weeks
To support and recognise those affected by the recent cyclone and recovery effort, we have decided to extend the application deadline for our predator free…
Cracking into a career in conservation
Experienced predator control specialists are in hot demand, and we’ll need even more to successfully achieve the Predator Free NZ vision. The Predator Free Apprentice…
Naked & Afraid: help birds during moulting season
As birds lose their old feathers to make way for new healthy ones, they are stressed, vulnerable and grumpy. What can you do about it?…
A day in the life of a predator ecologist
Out in the field traversing rugged rocky slopes or in the research lab analysing data, no day is the same for Maggie Nichols, a predator…
Funding opens for predator free backyard community groups
The fund aims to empower communities wanting to rally together to remove invasive predators from their backyards. Are you ready to protect your backyard from…
A cupful of water reveals native and pest species
Scientists are using genetic material sampled from waterways to discover populations of rare species, indicate river health and solve environmental mysteries. You’ve heard of forensic…
Step, cycle and swing your way to predator free
Every weekend, thousands of us find our fun by trudging up mountains or hurtling down them on bikes. Others play a round of golf or…
Protecting fluffballs: what it takes to save nesting ōi
Tucked into cliff burrows vulnerable little fluff-balls are living alone, visited once a week by their parents for feeding. These ōi (grey-faced petrel) babies won’t…
Most read posts of 2022
From possum nightclubs to garden transformations, these were the most popular stories published by Predator Free New Zealand Trust this year. 1. It’s business time:…
Cat catastrophe: The final frontier – managing feral cats
Part 3 of our series Cat catastrophe: Why are we behind Australia in managing cats? Cats are the eighth-most populous species in the world and…
Top backyard wildlife encounters of 2022
We present a completely subjective, non-exhaustive, contestable list of the top backyard wildlife encounters of 2022. Predator control, responsible pet ownership and native planting are…
One lucky chick: the diary of a kererū
Before Lucky the kererū chick – there was no luck. On our tiny bush remnant, I watched as Lucky’s parents endured six successive nest fails…
The reptile files: your guide to identifying reptiles and amphibians in Aotearoa
The search for native reptiles is a bit like a Hollywood drama. There’s adventure and suspense, elation and heartbreak and sometimes, despite overwhelming odds, the…
