Our efforts to make Mangaroa Farms a haven for native birds and collective ecosystem recovery.

Pest-Free Mangaroa

Protecting Key Species

Our predator control work focuses on enabling flourishing native birdlife, forest regeneration, and soil health, allowing ecosystems time to recover, not just survive.

Predator control in Aotearoa is a crucial activity for maintaining the health of our endemic species, allowing native bush to regenerate, and preserving our taonga species that are only found here.

Maintaining Biodiversity

Birds once ruled these ecosystems, and many native species have no defence against predators like stoats, possums and rats.

Possums alone are estimated to eat up to 21,000 bird eggs and chicks each night. Goats strip young trees, deer trample bush, pigs uproot the forest floor. The result? Native plants can't regenerate and birds lose their homes.

Aotearoa now faces one of the highest rates of biodiversity loss globally.

Every trap, every decision is part of a bigger picture - restoring the mauri of the whenua, and bringing the forest back to life.

For Future Generations

Our Focus Areas

Rats, Stoats, Rabbits & Possums

Deer, Goats & Pigs

Habitat Recovery

Long-term Land Stewardship

2025 Predator Management Stats

Species trapped and removed from Jan 1st - Dec 31st 2025 at Mangaroa Farms.

A Community Effort

Thanks to dedicated efforts from our team and wider community, we’ve been able to remove over 1,100 harmful species from our whenua in the past 6 years.