by Save the Kiwi | Nov 23, 2022 | Chasing Zero, John Bissell, Predator Control
How you set and maintain your DOC 200 and 250 traps will determine your trapping success. Setting traps and simply getting them out there is half the job when it comes to predator control, right? In fact, maintaining those traps, consistently trying and testing your...
by Save the Kiwi | Aug 11, 2022 | John Bissell, Predator Control
Kia ora team, Well, we had quite a reaction to the previous blog on cats. Given it was somewhat of a controversial subject, I was pleased to hear that you considered that I had got the balance right. And when you talk about nature and working to protect it, balance is...
by Save the Kiwi | Jun 22, 2022 | Case Studies, Jobs for Nature, Predator Control
“When people start to understand each other’s projects and become part of something bigger at a regional level, the dynamic changes. Having that regional focus makes a big difference.” The Coromandel has a long, strong, and very proud history of kiwi conservation....
by Save the Kiwi | Jun 19, 2022 | Jobs for Nature, John Bissell, Predator Control
Kia ora team, This month I want to touch on a subject that has many people have avoided. You probably all know the subject I am referring to just by reading those few simple words. Yep, that’s right: feral cats. Now let’s be clear on a couple of points. I grew up with...
by Save the Kiwi | Feb 24, 2022 | Jobs for Nature, John Bissell, Predator Control
A young disperser caught in a basic cage trap set. Kia ora team, at Christmas we talked about it being stoat season. This month the message is the same, except it’s ferrets. Over February and March, young ferrets are moving through the landscape as they leave...
by Save the Kiwi | Feb 17, 2022 | Dogs, Predator Control
Dogs are important members of many New Zealanders’ families. But as friendly and well-trained as most of them are, dogs are also one of the biggest threats to adult kiwi. Dogs & kiwi don’t mix In 1987, just one German Shepherd is thought to have killed over 500...
