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Wasp Wipeout 2018

$28,005 donated
Given by 464 generous donors in around 3 months

Wasps are NZ's ultimate villain - wreaking havoc on our environment, killing native birds, young bats, insects, lizards and honey bees.

Nelson / Tasman

Wasp Wipeout is a community-led conservation project aimed at significantly reducing German and common wasp populations in the worst affected areas of New Zealand this summer.

Alongside our partners (Stuff, the Department of Conservation (DOC), and Conservation Volunteers NZ), The Tasman Environmental Trust helps mobilise the community to donate and volunteer towards significantly reducing invasive wasp populations throughout New Zealand including Canterbury and the West Coast, Nelson, Tasman and the Marlborough Sounds and this Summer extending into Otago and Auckland.

All donations go to the Tasman Environment Trust, which will distribute the funds to purchase bait and bait stations to continue and expand wasp control operations.

Background:

Wasp Wipeout began as a pilot project in the Nelson region in 2016, supported by the Nelson Mail and Stuff as well as the Department of Conservation, local conservation groups, businesses scientists and members of the community. In 2017 it expanded to include parts of the Coromandel, Canterbury and the Marlborough Sounds which have high infestations of wasps.

You can read more here: https://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/news/wasp-wipeout

The Common and German Wasp:

Wasps are New Zealand’s ultimate villain towards humans and nature alike. The species we’re focusing on (German and common) were introduced. They wreak havoc on our environment, killing native birds, young bats, insects, lizards and honey bees. Wasps also feed off honeydew, a valuable food source for native fauna and honey bees. They cost the NZ economy more than $130 million a year.

They also attack, injure, and have been known to kill humans. The biomass (total weight of wasps in Nelson and Tasman) exceeds all other pests in New Zealand, including possums, stoats and rats. There are a million hectares of beech forest in the South Island and over 5, and up to 40, wasp nests per hectare.

About us

TET connects people with conservation by offering expertise in protection & restoration of natural environments.​ We work collaboratively with the community including special interest groups, landowners and businesses in Tasman and Nelson.

Use of funds

The Tasman Environment Trust will distribute funds to purchase bait and bait stations for wasp control operations in the top half of the South Island.

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Thank you!  28 March 2019

Thank you so much to everyone who has made a donation to Wasp Wipeout for 2019. This work is making such a difference to people's enjoyment of our forests and recreational areas and is so important for the protection of our native species. Thank you all for your generosity and support!

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Michael and Karen on 27 Feb 2019
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This campaign started on 4 Dec 2018 and ended on 15 Mar 2019.