Predator Control
Our Changing World – Fernbirds in the Catlins
This week, we head south to Tautuku in the Catlins.
It’s the site of Forest & Bird’s largest conservation area – the Lenz reserve is 550 hectares and is part of the catchment for the Tautuku and… Audio
Kiwi return to the wilds of Wellington
The birds are back. After a long absence, 11 kiwi have returned to the outskirts of Wellington with a little help from some human friends. Veronika Meduna heads into the field to see how the work of… Audio
Our Changing World – Return of the Kiwi
Kiwi have returned to the wild in Wellington after a long absense. Veronika Meduna heads out into the field to see how Capital Kiwi Project's mahi is paying off. Audio
Our Changing World - Karioi and the grey-faced petrel
Claire Concannon visits Raglan to chat with the Karioi project team. With extenstive predator-trapping, bird-monitoring and education programmes, the team are working with the community to help turn… Audio
Rock wren - NZ's mountain 'big foot'
The tiny rock wren lives year-round in the alpine zone of the South Island mountains and research shows that predator control is important for the species' survival. Audio
Our Changing World for 23 January 2020
The rock wren is a little bird with several big claims to fame. It belongs to an ancient group of birds and is New Zealand's only truly alpine bird. Audio
Using a bait station to catch predators
Shane Hyde has spent years working on different predator control projects and has developed the EnviroMate100. It's an automated bait station. Audio
Science of a 'mega mast' & planning wide-scale predator control
This summer has seen a 'mega-mast' mass seeding event in New Zealand's forests and DOC is now planning its largest-ever predator control operation to save rare birds. Audio
Our Changing World for 4 April 2019
The science of a mega mast year: predicting mass seeding events in New Zealand's forests and how DOC is planning large-scale predator control to save at-risk native birds. Audio
Grant Ryan: Engineer, entrepreneur & ecologist
Grant Ryan describes himself as a hopelessly addicted inventor. He has founded and sold a number of software companies, he's designed and brought to market the world's first superlight folding… Audio
Birds call out 1080 silent forest claim
The use of 1080 for pest control is supported by a range of conservation and farming organisations, but opponents claim forests fall silent when the poison is dropped, saying this is evidence of harm… Audio
Cat rangers and registrations posed to control population
Councils will vote next week on whether to adopt a national cat strategy which could include a registration fee for domestic moggies and the employment of 'cat rangers'. Video, Audio
Bruce Wills
Former Federated Farmers president Bruce Wills now holds governance roles on 12 organisations, including two National Science Challenges the QEII National Trust, Ravensdown and Apiculture NZ. He is… Audio
Pets as predators on DoC's pest-free islands
The Department of Conservation is warning pet owners to keep their furry friends well away from predator-free islands after a cat jumped over the side of a boat and survived four and a half months on… Audio
Restoring the Dawn Chorus at Windy Hill Sanctuary
Sixteen years and 44,000 dead rats later, the Windy Hill Sanctuary on Great Barrier Island finally has a dawn chorus Audio
Strong man of the bush marks kiwi conservation milestone
On New Zealand Society, find out how one Kiwi 'chick' flew home to help another on its way. Audio
Andris Apse: shooting the south
New Zealand landscape photographer who draws from his work of the last thirty years, much previously unpublished, for the new book, Spirit of the South, a photographic tribute to the mainland. Audio
Science Behind 1080 Use in Conservation
The aerial use of 1080 poison to kill rats, mice, stoats and possums across large areas of conservation land is having positive results for native birds. Audio
Gerry McSweeney on Forest Conservation
Conservationist Gerry McSweeney talks about old growth forest and using 1080 for biodiversity restoration at a landscape scale Audio
Stoat Toxin and the Spitfire Trap
The Spitfire trap is being developed to accurately deliver a single dose of a fast-acting toxin that is specific to stoats. Audio
