Deadline: 18 August 2024
The Predator Free New Zealand Trust is looking for applications to select outstanding predator free communities from around the country and give them funding to purchase trapping equipment.
Funding Information
- Successful applicants will receive between $1,000 and $5,000. The amount you receive will depend on the size of your community and what you are trying to achieve.
- Funding is available to backyard trapping groups only.
- Funding can be used towards community spaces (mare, schools, RSAs etc.).
- Reserves, lifestyle blocks, farms, council and government land are not covered.
- Programme must target at least one of the following rats, stoats, ferrets, weasels or possums.
- Funding covers the purchase of humane traps, pre-made tunnels and materials to make your own tunnels. Humane traps have been tested and meet the National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee (NAWAC) standard.
Eligibility Criteria
- Any community with a plan to control predators in residential backyards throughout their suburb or town can apply for funding you don’t have to be a registered charity or conservation organization.
- School-led groups are not eligible to apply for funding.
For more information, visit Predator Free New Zealand Trust.
