Our vision is for increased recovery of native biodiversity over extended areas of New Zealand. Research at the Centre is providing new, effective and humane tools and techniques for reducing populations of invasive mammalian pest species and for monitoring biodiversity increase. We aim to contribute to the creation of sustainable environmental, social and economic outcomes in the field of conservation. Through collaboration with communities, Māori, pest control practitioners and research partners, we aim to provide international leadership in the development of innovative pest management tools and strategies to enhance conservation efforts both within New Zealand and internationally. Our multidisciplinary CWMC team and collaborators includes experts in animal ecology, wildlife management, pharmacology, toxicology and design engineering.
There are five innovative themes of research being advanced within the Centre.
- New toxins in advanced delivery systems
- Animal pest control without toxins- maximising trapping and new multi-kill traps
- Advanced animal monitoring systems
- Linking communities and technical advances for improved pest control
- Delivery of local eradication and low population densities of multiple pests
Full details about the centre and the research themes is available from the research centre's web presence www.lincoln.ac.nz/cwmc