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Encouraging backyard wildlife

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  • Encouraging backyard wildlife

You can make your garden attractive to native lizards, birds and weta. Find out how to provide them with food and shelter and learn what you can do to protect them.


Bellbird feeding on flowers. Photo: T De Roy.

Attracting birds to your garden

Learn how to plan and plant a garden in order to attract native birds.

Nelson green gecko. Photo: Don Waddington.

Attracting lizards to your garden

Lizards can thrive in suburban gardens and rural properties if you meet their needs for food and shelter.

Image from the Meet the Locals - Suburban backyard video. Image copyright: TVNZ.

Suburban backyard video

Check out the wildlife you can attract to, and even find in your own backyard! In this video Nic plants trees and finds weta with some of Auckland's younger locals.

Weta in one of the 'motel' units. Photo: George Gibbs.

Weta motel design

Find out how you can create a 'motel' in your garden for weta.

Wild cat, close up of head. Photo: Rod Morris.

Pets

Find out about the impact family pets have on New Zealand's wildlife and learn ways you can reduce the chance of your pet being part of this significant problem.

 

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