The Endangered Species Foundation aims to protect the rarest of Aotearoa’s species by mobilising movements and supporting conservation projects to nurture nature. Currently, New Zealand is facing a biodiversity crisis:

• Over 7500 species are at risk of extinction
• Of these, 800 are listed by the Department of Conservation (DOC) as being at a high risk of extinction.
• Only 25% of these high-risk species are currently able to be actively managed by the DOC.

Many opportunities exist to reverse the decline of our most vulnerable species by enabling all New Zealanders to get involved. We collaborate with community groups, educating people and engaging strategic partners with the knowledge, tools and actions necessary to avert the extinction of species that are unique to their area.

The Endangered Species campaigns for the protection of highly endangered species like the Tara iti, NZ Fairy Tern, and funds projects that restore native habitats. We have also developed a list of the top fifty endangered species to draw attention to the plight of Aotearoa's most endangered species and the issues and solutions that exist.

Our focus is to protect the rarest of the rare by funding pilot projects that enable vulnerable species and their habitats to thrive. To support the work that we do and for more information you can visit: www.endangeredspecies.org.nz