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Tourists Set To Chip In With Remote Conservation Work In Queenstown Lakes District
Thursday, 26 September 2024, 11:28 am | Southern Lakes Sanctuary
Southern Lakes Sanctuary project manager Paul Kavanagh with Over The Top – The Helicopter Company CEO Louisa “Choppy” Patterson. Photo/Supplied. Environmentally conscious tourists can now choose to give back to local conservation efforts in the ... More >>
Southern Lakes Sanctuary Receives $75,000 To Protect Native Wildlife At Bob’s Cove
Thursday, 19 September 2024, 1:46 pm | Southern Lakes Sanctuary
The Arrowtown-based nationwide charity has granted the funds to Southern Lakes Sanctuary (SLS) to install 28 state-of-the-art pest traps at Bob’s Cove, targeting possums, rats and feral cats that inhabit the area, threatening native wildlife. More >>
The Hills Opens For Fundraising Golf Day
Thursday, 21 March 2024, 9:12 am | Southern Lakes Sanctuary
Sir Michael Hill and Southern Lakes Sanctuary are teeing up to host an exclusive golf tournament to raise funds for the local group's vital conservation work. Held at the exclusive The Hills Golf Club, the Southern Lakes Sanctuary Fundraising Golf ... More >>
The Hill Family Backs Local Conservation Group To Help With Pest Control
Tuesday, 23 January 2024, 9:48 am | Southern Lakes Sanctuary
The Hill family is one of the latest Queenstown locals to support the preservation of native wildlife and biodiversity in the Southern Lakes. Prominent businessman and philanthropist Sir Michael Hill and his family have donated an initial $90,000 ... More >>
Crowdfunding Campaign Seeks To Raise $10,000 To Protect Native Bird From Rats
Tuesday, 7 November 2023, 1:27 pm | Southern Lakes Sanctuary
One of New Zealand’s largest conservation groups has launched a crowdfunding campaign to urgently protect the declining mohua/Yellowhead from an anticipated rat plague near Makarora. Southern Lakes Sanctuary, in conjunction with partner group Forest ... More >>
Southern Lakes Sanctuary To Receive $300k Boost
Thursday, 7 September 2023, 9:32 am | Southern Lakes Sanctuary
Conservation organisation Southern Lakes Sanctuary has today announced it will receive a significant funding contribution to help continue its predator-control work. A $100,000 donation each year for the next three years from AJ Hackett Bungy New Zealand ... More >>
New Tech To Save Queenstown And Wānaka Wildlife
Monday, 14 August 2023, 12:33 pm | Southern Lakes Sanctuary
Xero founder Rod Drury is the latest philanthropist to assist a local environmental consortium in efforts to save native wildlife. The entrepreneur has contributed $50,000 for the Southern Lakes Sanctuary to further invest in groundbreaking pest-control ... More >>
Feral Cats On The Rise In New Zealand
Friday, 28 July 2023, 11:42 am | Southern Lakes Sanctuary
Conservation organisation Southern Lakes Sanctuary is calling for the inclusion of feral cats in the NZ Government’s Predator Free 2050 strategy. More than 2.5 million feral cats now reside in Aotearoa and this number continues to rise every ... More >>