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Intro

What we do

Nau mai, haere mai! Welcome.

We restore landscapes by eliminating key threats to native plants and animals.

What we do

Nau mai, haere mai! Welcome.

We restore landscapes by eliminating key threats to native plants and animals.

Latest Updates

Featured

Dec 12, 2022

The Meaning of Zero: Eliminating introduced predators from large mainland areas and keeping them out – without a fence in sight

Dec 12, 2022

An ArcGIS StoryMap

Dec 12, 2022

Aug 16, 2022

The Sentry: Artificial intelligence is on the lookout for introduced predators in backcountry Aotearoa

Aug 16, 2022

An ArcGIS StoryMap

Aug 16, 2022

Jul 15, 2022

ZIP teams up with Te Manahuna Aoraki Project

Jul 15, 2022

Our Products

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ZIP Bait Tunnel

ZIP developed this bait tunnel to keep toxic rodent baits fresh and minimise risk to non-target species.

ZIP Classifier

Free

ZIP Classifier is a software tool that has been developed to make it easier and more efficient to manually review trail camera footage and record detections of target species.

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ZIP OutPost

ZIP has developed the OutPost automated reporting system to enable timely and cost-effective transfer of field data from landscape-scale (i.e. 1,000 ha+) predator-free projects.

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ZIP MotoLure

The ZIP MotoLure dispenses a preset amount of fresh lure for up to one year without requiring manual service.

ZIP PosStop

A tried and true live capture possum trap, the PCR No. 1 Leg-hold, presented in a highly effective raised set.

Latest Findings

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Mar 8, 2022

Driving Down the Costs of Predator Fences

Mar 8, 2022

Nov 27, 2020

Testing a modified electric farm fence as a possum-specific barrier

Nov 27, 2020

Aug 7, 2020

Using lured trail cameras to detect predators at low density

Aug 7, 2020

Projects

Projects

Projects

Projects

Predator Free South Westland

Taurikura whenua, ki uta ki tai

Thriving landscapes, from mountains to sea

Restoring South Westland by eliminating possums, rats and stoats from 107,000 hectares of high alpine, forests, rural land and the townships of Franz Josef, Ōkārito and Whataroa by 2025.

https://predatorfreesouthwestland.nz

Te Manahuna Aoraki Project

Oha te ora hau

Breath stirs new life

Protecting and revitalising the towering mountains, braided rivers and tussock grasslands of Te Manahuna/ Mackenzie Basin and Aoraki/ Mount Cook National Park by eliminating eight introduced pests.

https://temanahunaaoraki.org