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It was one year ago that the goal of a predator-free New Zealand by 2050 was announced. DOC report that community and public support to date has been overwhelming. Why not plan a conservation unit and tie in some field work to eradicate predators - or monitor your school?
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Is the future of the Chatham Islands predator free?
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We need to talk about feral cats - RNZ PODCAST
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Killing machines: humble British hedgehog causes havoc in New Zealand
Consider the hedgehog. Tiny, rotund, bright-eyed and snuffling, they are shampooed for internet videos, fed saucers of milk by children, and have been immortalised by Beatrix Potter’s Mrs Tiggy Winkle. Of all the nocturnal mammals one may encounter poking through the backyard at night, they are surely the most beloved. But in New Zealand, these small, trundling, spiky creatures are killing machines. New Zealand is a hedgehog paradise.
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Fake clues: using misinformation about odour to protect rare bird species
Mammalian predators rely primarily on smell as their main cue, enabling them to detect food from a distance. Smell is – usually – a reliable strategy for food location. Dr Grant Norbury sets a tracking tunnel to monitor predator abundance Dr Grant Norbury sets a tracking tunnel to monitor predator abundance As part of long-running research into the behaviour of introduced mammalian predators in New Zealand and Australia, researchers from Manaaki Whenua...
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New Zealand's wallaby problem could become a full-blown plague unless efforts to control them are ramped up and 'shortsighted' hunters start playing by the rules. Forest and Bird says the pests could spread to cover a third of the country unless the Government steps in to fund a beefed-up control programme. Central North Island regional manager Rebecca Stirnemann said wallabies were like giant rabbits, eating their way through native bush,
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Mathematics and statistics in a real context — SLH STUDENT ACTIVITY
Can we make New Zealand pest-free? Mathematics and statistics in a real context Urban ecosanctuary ZEALANDIA, with support from WWF New Zealand, has produced a comprehensive teaching resource supporting schools to explore the pest-free vision with students. This series of lesson plans focuses on students becoming actively involved in contributing to a pest-free New Zealand.
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Why targeting pest 'personalities' could boost predator purge
Even pests have personalities – and tailoring our predator-busting efforts to them could help New Zealand reach its bold goal of a mainland wipe-out. The rats, mice, possums and stoats that infest our wilderness are responsible for the slaughter of some 26 million native birds every year. Now, a scientist has suggested that, in trying to control them as "average" individuals within pest populations, conservationists are critically neglecting each of their unique behavioural traits...
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Rakitū Island declared predator free after rats eradicated
Rakitū Island in the Hauraki Gulf has been declared predator free.
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Bioethics panel - Biological Heritage NZ
Moving any new control measures from the lab to the landscape is as much a social challenge as it is a biological challenge. In response to this need, this Bioethics Panel was co-convened by Drs Emily Parke (Philosophy) and James Russell (Biology) from the UoA as part of the BioHeritage project High tech solutions to invasive mammal pest control. The Panel brings together a wide range of academic, industry and community experts who horizon-scan the social, cultural and ethical issues ...
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Webinars - Predator Free NZ
During the COVID-19 lockdown of 2020, we hosted several webinars on a range of predator control topics. Below are the recorded versions. Webinar # 7: So you want to be a bat-spotter?Webinar # 6: Tailoring your approach to suit the landscape Webinar #5: Maintaining zero predators Webinar # 4: Tailor your trap network – project design and layout Webinar # 3: AT220 for possums and rats Webinar #2: Expert trapping tips Webinar #1: Predator Free Wellington — Creating an urban environment for nature
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The Side Eye: The Trap Life
A look at trapping and community action in Wellington that has contributed to the return of birds.
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Rat-aclysm tests forest defences
The hills are alive with the sound of squeaking. Inside the DOCt’s battle against a record number of rodents When DOC ranger Heath Sinclair and his team checked traps in the Landsborough Valley, in South Westland, in August, they were so alarmed by what they saw that, on their return, a flurry of emails was sent to see what more could be done. Out of 280 traps, the trappers found 201 rats and 15 stoats. “That was a big number,” Sinclair says. A year earlier they’d found only 29 rats...
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NZ's big pest bust: how do we kill the last survivors?
Scientists have begun investigating how to wipe out the last surviving pests in New Zealand's bold bid to rid itself of rats, stoats and possums by 2050. A new $7.5 million programme, led by Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research scientists, aims to overcome what's long been a headache for predator-busting efforts – how to eliminate that final 5 per cent which manage to hang on. The Government's ambitious Predator Free 2050 initiative required scientific breakthroughs that could lift the kill ...