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Over the past seven years, the Trust has funded 90 community conservation groups to the tune of more than $400,000. That’s a total of 17,644 trapping products, such as trap boxes and traps, and 14,263 pre-trapping products. predatorfreenz.org/stories/commun…

In an easy-to-miss corner of Hamilton, volunteers are on a mission to establish a backyard buffer to keep rats out of their special slice of wilderness. dlvr.it/SZndNq

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Wellington’s status as an international nature capital will take a huge – and feathery – leap forward today, when 13 North Island brown kiwi are released into a predator-free area in the Mākara hills that is larger than Abel Tasman National Park. i.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/…

As Chief Executive of the Predator Free New Zealand Trust, Jessi Morgan's leadership continues to have a profound impact on communities and wildlife species across the motu. Meet all the semi-finalists for the Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year Awards Environmental Hero of the Year: nzawards.org.nz/awards/new-zea…

New Zealand's birds are particularly vulnerable to cat predation, explains Jessi Morgan, of the conservation group Predator Free New Zealand Trust. “Cats are apex predators here," she says. Via BBC Future bbc.com/future/article…

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Finalist for Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year Awards Ministry for the Environment Environmental Hero of The Year Award: Jessi Morgan 💚 Jessi is co-founder and Chief Executive of Predator Free New Zealand Trust and the Million Dollar Mouse fundraising campaign.

We are failing our children. Guns are now the leading cause of death for children in the U.S. Michelle and I mourn with the students and families of the Covenant School today.

On the other side to Sir Ed is the scene of one of our greatest conservation triumphs. thespinoff.co.nz/science/31-03-…

In our latest funding round 13 communities have been awarded support for their predator control, including groups in cyclone-hit areas eager to rebuild their efforts. predatorfreenz.org/stories/fundin…

As cyclone-hit communities rebuild their lives, pests have been making the most of the chaos, destruction and abandoned homes. rnz.co.nz/news/national/…

Do you find puppets a bit weird? Are you mysterious? Love your family above all else? You might have more in common with takahē than you think. Survivors against the odds, there’s a lot we can learn from these New Zealand icons. predatorfreenz.org/stories/takahe/

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We asked the top polling political parties their thoughts and policies on Predator Free 2050 — this is what they had to say. predatorfreenz.org/stories/things…

In a bush reserve near Zealandia in Wellington, a murder mystery is unfolding, Allison Hess investigates. 🕵️‍♀️ thespinoff.co.nz/society/03-03-…