WCC 2012 Res 021 - Activity Report

New emerging researchers supported in under-represented areas of research critical for New Zealand's Predator Free 2050 goal of eradicating invasive rats, possums, stoats and other mustelids across the country and helping to save the more than 4000 native plants and wildlife that are threatened or at risk of extinction. See attached document for more detail.

'Fight for the Wild' television series (2021) co-funded, raising the profile of New Zealand's Predator Free 2050 goal of eradicating invasive rats, possums, stoats and other mustelids across the country and helping to save the more than 4000 native plants and wildlife that are threatened or at risk of extinction. See https://www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/fight-for-the-wild

Large landscape invasive species elimination projects developed, contributing to New Zealand's Predator Free 2050 goal of eradicating invasive rats, possums, stoats and other mustelids across the country and helping to save the more than 4000 native plants and wildlife that are threatened or at risk of extinction. See attached document for more detail.

Other sources of funding leveraged to complement Predator Free 2050 Limited's investments of government funding.

New tools and best-practice guidelines supported for development to availability, contributing to New Zealand's Predator Free 2050 goal of eradicating invasive rats, possums, stoats and other mustelids across the country and helping to save the more than 4000 native plants and wildlife that are threatened or at risk of extinction. See attached document for more detail.

Scientific projects and research studies (with a priority focus on breakthrough science) funded, contributing to New Zealand's Predator Free 2050 goal of eradicating invasive rats, possums, stoats and other mustelids across the country and helping to save the more than 4000 native plants and wildlife that are threatened or at risk of extinction. See attached document for more detail.