project aimed at raising New Zealanders' awareness of the area south of Stewart Island. Its latest activity is the Million Dollar Mouse campaign which aims to raise that sum to eradicate introduced House Mice Mus musculus from New Zealand's Antipodes...
The Million Dollar Mouse Campaign to raise sufficient non-governmental funds to eradicate the introduced House Mice Mus musculus of New Zealand's Antipodes Island has now reached over one-quarter of its target, with NZ 302 680 raised by 20 April. The...
The Million Dollar Mouse Campaign to raise sufficient non-governmental funds to eradicate the introduced House Mice Mus musculus on New Zealand's Antipodes Island has now passed one-third of its target, with NZ$ 352 658 raised by 11 May (click here)....
ongoing eradication efforts to remove introduced mammals from islands in the Southern Ocean Antipodes Island The Million Dollar Mouse Campaign to eradicate House Mice from New Zealand's Antipodes Island is approaching halfway with NZ$ 469 476 raised to...
The Million Dollar Mouse Campaign is now halfway to raising the one million New Zealand Dollars that will be required for the Department of Conservation to eradicate the introduced House Mice Mus musculus on Antipodes Island . Once the campaign target...
Rats Rattus norvegicus . White-chinned Petrels call outside their burrow. Photograph by Ben Phalan Go to the Million Dollar Mouse website to read about another fund-raising campaign: this time to eradicate the House Mice Mus musculus of New Zealand's...
of Antarctica, the sub-Antarctic islands and the Southern Ocean. "All money from this auction will go to the Million Dollar Mouse fund - raising $1 million to eradicate mice off the Antipodes Islands and provide a safe habitat for the many animals and...
Island Photograph by David Evans Antipodes Island has been in the news this year with funds being raised by the Million Dollar Mouse campaign to rid it ofintroduced House Mice Mus musculus in 2014, with NZ$ 684 490 (over two-thirds) raised to date. All...
species of introduced mammals on their sub-Antarctic islands. ACAP Latest News has also reported on the ambitious Million Dollar Mouse campaign to involve the public in financing the removal of House Mice from New Zealand's Antipodes Island. Lastly, in...
a task of increasing difficulty as the island’s vegetation recovers from years of grazing. Over in New Zealand the Million Dollar Mouse Campaign still has some way to go to raise its target of one million NZ Dollars to eradicate the introduced House...
disputed territory of South Georgia (Islas Georgias del Sur)*. Updates for each island follow: Antipodes Island The Million Dollar Mouse Campaign to raise funds towards the eradication of the island’s House Mice Mus musculus population has now reached...
offshore (and mouse-free) stacks and islets Photograph by Erica Sommer The project has been “kick-started” by the Million Dollar Mouse campaign which so far has raised NZ$ 931 818 towards its target. Field work necessary prior to an eradication attempt...
Following the success of the Million Dollar Mouse Campaign in raising funds to support the costs of ridding New Zealand’s Antipodes Island of its introduced House Mice Mus musculus ( click here ) a Department of Conservation ( DOC ) expedition is...
albatrosses and petrels. Antipodes Island, with mouse-free Bollins Island beyond, photograph by Erica Sommer The Million Dollar Mouse project has now reported on the latest development -“Operation Endurance” - in the campaign. “From February – April...
musculus by aerial poison bait drop. This follows on a successful fund-raising campaign by the Morgan Foundation ’s Million Dollar Mouse project, supported by the New Zealand Department of Conservation , Island Conservation and WWF-New Zealand . A view...
to eradicate rodents on South Georgia (Islas Georgias del Sur)* and is currently the Operational Advisor for the Million Dollar Mouse Project to eradicate House Miceon New Zealand's Antipodes Island , now underway. Keith is due to travel to Gough for...
News is in from Stephen Horn, Project Manager for the “ Million Dollar Mouse ” project to eradicate introduced House Mice Mus musculus on New Zealand’s Antipodes Island , that aerial baiting finally commenced on 18 July after having been ready from the...
Despite a winter campaign with intermittent poor weather the Million Dollar Mouse project successfully completed the second aerial drop of poison bait on New Zealand’s Antipodes Island on 12 July – just in time before a major storm hit the island two...
eradication of the remaining introduced mammals on sub-Antarctic Auckland Island . Stephen previously managed the “Million Dollar Mouse Campaign” that successfully baited New Zealand’s Antipodes Island last year in an attempt to eradicate its population...
ACAP Latest News has regularly reported on the Million Dollar Mouse project that led to the attempt to eradicate introduced House Mice Mus musculus on New Zealand’s Antipodes Island . After a period of fund raising and planning, poison bait was dropped...
