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新西兰政府宣布，奥塔哥地区将获得 390万纽元投资，用于扩大但尼丁（Dunedin）地区掠食性动物控制项目，加快推进“无天敌新西兰2050”（Predator Free 2050）目标。

保护部长 Tama Potaka 表示，这项三年投资将支持清除鼬类（stoats）、野猫（feral cats）和负鼠（possums），保护奥塔哥地区珍贵的原生生态系统。

项目范围包括 Port Chalmers、Orokoruni生态保护区、Aramoana半岛以及Blueskin Bay周边地区。此前，Predator Free Dunedin 已成功清除奥塔哥半岛负鼠，新资金将用于加强生物安全、监测和快速响应，防止掠食动物重新入侵。

此次投资还将测试 AI智能陷阱、先进检测设备和快速响应技术，利用科技提高发现和控制害兽的效率。

政府此前已向惠灵顿投入550万纽元、向奥克兰投入1000万纽元，支持全国性生态保护项目。

“无天敌新西兰2050”计划旨在消除威胁本土物种的主要入侵动物，保护奇异鸟（kiwi）等珍稀野生动物。

政府表示，奥塔哥项目的成功离不开毛利社区、志愿者、土地所有者、科研人员和环保组织的长期合作。

编辑点评：

从传统捕杀到AI监测，新西兰生态保护正在进入科技化阶段。此次投资不仅有助于恢复自然环境，也将推动环保科技、生态旅游和区域发展。

（来源：New Zealand Government / Department of Conservation）

Otago is the latest region to benefit from the Government’s next phase of Predator Free 2050, with a $3.9 million investment to expand successful predator elimination around Dunedin, Conservation Minister Tama Potaka says.

The investment follows $5.5 million for Wellington and $10 million for Auckland, building momentum behind proven predator-free projects across New Zealand.

“Together, this work demonstrates what can be achieved when the Government backs successful local projects and helps take them to the next level,” Mr Potaka says.

Predator Free Dunedin has already successfully removed possums from the Otago Peninsula.

The new three-year investment will support the removal of stoats, feral cats and possums from Port Chalmers to Orokonui Ecosanctuary, the Aramoana Peninsula, and north to Blueskin Bay.

It will also help protect the Otago Peninsula’s possum-free status through stronger biosecurity, monitoring and rapid responses to predator incursions.

“This means more protection for native wildlife, stronger biodiversity and more opportunities for locals and visitors to enjoy Otago’s natural environment,” Mr Potaka says. 

“We are backing projects with proven results, strong public support and the potential to provide a model for other parts of New Zealand.

“Predator Free Dunedin’s success has been built through years of work by Iwi, volunteers, landowners, researchers, conservation groups, project leaders and partners including the Department of Conservation.

“This investment backs that success and helps build the next chapter of Predator Free 2050.”

The project will also trial AI-enabled traps, improved predator detection and new rapid-response technology.