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