Zero Possum project enters new phase
The Zero Possum project has entered an exciting new phase, featuring a high-tech farm… More
Hospital staff boost trapping network
Tue 22 Dec 2020
A new predator control project by Taranaki Base Hospital staff aims to restore the area’s native bush and birdlife.
Read moreReflecting on a true community effort
Tue 08 Dec 2020
It’s been a busy few months for the Towards Predator-Free Taranaki team – which is exactly the way we like it.
Read moreBirdlife returning to New Plymouth CBD
Mon 07 Dec 2020
New Plymouth businesses are doing their bit to bring birds back to the CBD – and it just might be working.
Read moreGoing bush to learn about pest control
Mon 07 Dec 2020
Trapping rats, possums and stoats to regenerate local flora and fauna is switching high school students onto the impact they can have on a predator free Taranaki.
Read moreAnnual Report Summary 2019-20
Thu 22 Oct 2020
The second year of the Towards Predator-Free Taranaki project has seen a rapid expansion of the project area and the realisation of a key project milestone with the completion of a predator control buffer surrounding the national park.
Read moreToutouwai spreading their wings in Taranaki
Wed 14 Oct 2020
Intensive predator control and riparian planting are helping toutouwai (North Island robins) spread their wings across the region, three years after they were re-introduced to Taranaki Maunga.
Read moreThe road to zero possums
Mon 14 Sept 2020
I’ve heard a ton of comments recently about the thriving bird life in Kaitake– everyone seems to have a story of more tūī, kererū or pīwakawaka (fantails).
Taranaki farmers make dent in mustelid numbers
Wed 09 Sept 2020
Predator control efforts by Taranaki farmers are making a real difference to the rural landscape, with new research showing a 90% reduction in stoats and ferrets in areas targeted by trappers.
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