Predator Free 2050 is a bold goal to eradicate the most harmful introduced predators from the whole country to let nature go wild. And everyone has a role to play.
Thanks to Predator Free, we’re already seeing nature go wild. Wellingtonians live alongside kākā, Waiheke Islanders share their backyards with kiwi and people are pitching in with traps across Aotearoa. Join the Predator Free movement.
Predators threaten nature
New Zealand's native species evolved for millions of years without mammal predators or defences against them.
We want to get rid of the most damaging introduced predators from the whole country by 2050 so that nature and people can thrive together.
How we'll do it
We’ll need science and innovation, an active movement of people and continued government support to achieve a predator-free New Zealand.
Our mahi
Our programme invests in work across Aotearoa. This includes 20 landscape projects, science and research, mātauranga Māori, island eradications and more.
We’ve made big progress already
Thanks to many people and organisations, a shared strategy and government investment, we’ve made big strides towards Predator Free 2050 across the country.
When we take action, it works.
Get involved
Try these easy ways to do your bit for nature and get involved in Predator Free 2050.
Engage children or schools with Predator Free 2050
Teach the tamariki early and their good work will last for generations to come.
Create a backyard bird sanctuary
Bring the dawn chorus back to your little corner of New Zealand.
Find a trapping group near you
Use the interactive map to find trapping projects in your area.
Take a predator-free trapping course
Select from a range of online and in person courses suitable for community volunteers, groups and trusts.
Visit your local predator-free sanctuary
Fenced sanctuaries and pest-free islands are home to species that can only thrive when we get rid of introduced predators.
Donate a trap to a community group
No backyard, or don’t like the idea of dealing with dead rats? No problem. There are plenty of groups who will do the trapping for you.
Learn to trap
Join the Predator Free 2050 movement and give native species a fighting chance.
Resources
Already involved in the movement? Find resources and guides to help with your community effort toward Predator Free 2050.