Feral cats will be added to the Predator Free 2050 target list
Feral cats will be added to the Predator Free 2050 target list
20 November 2025
Conservation Minister Tama Potaka says this decision is informed by comprehensive consultation this year.
He says the Department of Conservation will now work with experts, iwi, councils, community organisations and environmental groups - to ensure humane, targeted control methods are used.
Predator Free NZ Trust Chief Executive, Jessi Morgan, says this is long overdue, with a few aspects still to be tied down.
She doesn't think it will be official until the strategy review is released in March.
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