Friday, 16 April 2021, 3:15 pm
Predator Free 2050 Limited has announced new investments
in predator free projects around the country.
Existing
projects in Taranaki, Waiheke and Dunedin, a new project in
Te Urewera, and a feasibility study on Aotea Great Barrier
Island will benefit from funding through the Jobs for Nature
(Mahi mō te Taiao) programme. We’re excited to
support communities and iwi wanting to protect biodiversity
and build skills and careers in conservation, says Predator
Free 2050 Limited Chief Executive Abbie Reynolds.
The
Tūhoe-led Te Urewera project, to remove predators from
islands and peninsulas around Lake Waikaremoana, will
receive a $1.65m funding contribution to ally Tūhoe
Press Release – Predator Free NZ
Predator Free 2050 Limited has announced new investments in predator free projects around the country.
Existing projects in Taranaki, Waiheke and Dunedin, a new project in Te Urewera, and a feasibility study on Aotea Great Barrier Island will benefit from funding through the Jobs for Nature (Mahi mō te Taiao) programme.
“We’re excited to support communities and iwi wanting to protect biodiversity and build skills and careers in conservation,” says Predator Free 2050 Limited Chief Executive Abbie Reynolds.
The Tūhoe-led Te Urewera project, to remove predators from islands and peninsulas around Lake Waikaremoana, will receive a $1.65m funding contribution to ally Tūhoe investment in this area and support the development of 10 permanent jobs.
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The area from Ōkārito lagoon to the Southern Alps will be part of the 100,000ha targeted for pest removal. The block was used to research how areas bordered by rivers, mountains and the sea could be protected from reinvasion. Zip used 1080 and traps to remove the pest, then kept them out using natural barriers like rivers and mountains plus lured trail cameras and traps. Allan said the $45m funding over five years would be used to eliminate possums, rats and stoats between the Whataroa and Waiho rivers and the Southern Alps. The funding was made up of $3m from the Jobs for Nature scheme, $24 from the Department of Conservation and $12m from Predator Free 2050 Ltd.
Press Release – Predator Free 2050 Predator Free 2050 Limited is asking developers and graduates to consider new products and research that will fast track the eradication of stoats, possums and rats from New Zealand. Predator Free 2050 Limited Chief Executive Abbie Reynolds said were …
Predator Free 2050 Limited is asking developers and graduates to consider new products and research that will fast track the eradication of stoats, possums and rats from New Zealand.
Predator Free 2050 Limited Chief Executive Abbie Reynolds said “we’re inviting our brightest minds to consider what they can do for Aotearoa – to bring back our amazing native birds, lizards, insects and bats.”