Browsing animals in Aongatete forest
We are being very successful with our predator control work to protect our native wildlife from being eaten by rats, stoats and
Rats and rare birds
Controlling rats is the key to creating a healthy forest. Rats eat almost everything. They eat the fruits and the seeds that
Neighbour Newsletter Winter 18
New Phone Number The Project now has a permanent contact number. The number is forwarded to a “duty officer”, to deal with
Neighbour Newsletter Summer 18
Greetings, neighbors of Aongatete Forest. This is the first of more regular newsletters from us, to keep you informed about our activities.
Flowers of the Forest Sept17
Most of the flowers in the native forest are not showy. Many are small, white and – to our eyes – boring.
Predator Free 2050 Aug17
Can we rid New Zealand of possums, rats and stoats by 2050? Kevin Hackwell ‘Yes, we can,” says Forest &
Kevin Hague visits
On the 13th July 2017, Kevin Hague, the CEO of Forest and Bird, visited the Forest. We used the opportunity to invite
Extinction
Extinction is like a full stop. It happens when the very last individual of a species dies. The Parliamentary Commissioner for the
May 2017 – Tracking tunnels and discovering geckos
Auckland green gecko You have to be lucky to see a native gecko in the forest. The little lizards are
Pests of Aongatete Forest – video
These are the enemy of native biodiversity. This film was compiled in 2014 (no sound). We use game cameras to understand the