December 30, 2021 3:36 pm
An Eastern Bay iwi has launched a research project to prove that local knowledge coupled with the latest innovations in technology is best practice when it comes to pest eradication.
The Korehāhā Whakahau project, administered by post-settlement governance entity Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Awa, is Predator Free 2050 Limited’s first iwi-led landscape project and is a year into its possum eradication mission. …more
December 23, 2021 8:00 am
Predator Free 2050 Limited has formally withdrawn $900,000 in funding for the D’Urville Island stoat eradication project.
The Rangitoto Birdsong project, run by the D’Urville Island Stoat Eradication Charitable Trust, was initially paused in late 2020 due to it not being able to secure access to all the private land on the island. These land access issues have not been resolved and the project has now been put into hibernation. …more
November 19, 2021 8:08 am
Predator Free 2050 Limited (PF2050 Ltd) has partnered up with the University of Otago to support a research team investigating new genetic technologies that could help eradicate possums from Aotearoa New Zealand by 2050. …more
November 12, 2021 1:51 pm
Predator Free 2050 Ltd was established by the government in 2016 with the goal of eradicating possums, mustelids and rats from New Zealand. As well as a range of ongoing conservation initiatives and research to support that goal, PF2050 Ltd is working to better understand how pest eradication and vegetation restoration can contribute to carbon capture with research co-funded by the Clare Foundation …more
November 4, 2021 3:37 pm
Boffa Miskell biosecurity consultant Dr Helen Blackie set out to develop a long-life lure that would increase the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of predator trapping. The outcome is a real “New Zealand Inc” product that is 100% natural, non-toxic and the only lure available with solid science and extensive field trial results behind it that prove it remains effective for months, even in extreme weather conditions. The lures are called PoaUku, which translates to ‘clay lure’. …more
