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Nonprofit Overview

Causes: Animals, Environment, Land Resources Conservation, Protection of Endangered Species, Wildlife Sanctuaries

Mission: Terra Nature Fund acquires land to conserve natural resources for the public benefit, and carries out ecological management to restore native habitat, protect endangered birds and other indigenous species, and prevent the loss of biological diversity. Through citizen-based support, particular emphasis is placed on public awareness of the international importance of New Zealand's unique mammal-free ecology that evolved in isolation during 80 million years.

Programs: Terra Nature Fund's first project involves the acquisition of 380 acres of mature native forest and farmland in the Coromandel Range of New Zealand. The program will initially involve site assessment and development of an Ecological Management Plan. The foremost component of this will be pest control to remove introduced animals such as wild goats and pigs, possums, stoats and rats. This action will provide safe habitat and improved breeding conditions for North Island brown kiwi, an endangered bird endemic to New Zealand, and of international importance, that is listed in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Endangered Archey's and Hochstetter's frogs, which are prehistoric living fossils found only in New Zealand, will also be helped by this action. Ongoing ecological management will restore native habitat, to re-establish kauri predominant podocarp forest on existing pasture.

Community Stories

6 Stories from Volunteers, Donors & Supporters

Board Member

Rating: 5

Stiffed was an IT contractor engaged to identify illegal access to a Terra Nature computer hard disc. He found no access because subsequent use of the disc had written over (erased) any record of previous access. Stiffed was aware of subsequent use when he proposed to do the work, but did not state to Terra Nature that it would wipe out previous records. His work was useless, so payment of his fee was withheld.

Previous Stories
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Board Member

Rating: 5

Since it was founded in 2000, Terra Nature Fund has been fortunate in having support from a strong group of volunteers, especially the dedicated long-term service of directors on the Board who are professionals in the environmental protection world. Through its' affilated New Zealand charitable trust, TerraNature, an enormous amount of valuable technical and scientific input has been received from Trustees, members of the Advisory Council, and others who have been willing to help because of their interest in the projects undertaken. TerraNature's current effort in pursuing the purchase of a 2400 acre sheep and cattle station for the purpose of restoration of native wetland and forest habitat, and freshwater ecosystem management, requires the collection of a diverse range of information from many disciplines. A very qualified group has become involved when they found the new approach to conservation the Trust is taking of particular interest.

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General Member of the Public

Rating: 1

Questionable business practices. This organization's president contracted for services and then outright refused to pay once the services were rendered. The only Form 990 shown on this site is a blank one (contact information only) from 2001.

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Donor

Rating: 5

I cannot do volunteer work so I am pleased to help Terra Nature's cause with a little cash that is always needed.

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Volunteer

Rating: 5

I am pleased to have supported Terra Nature Fund before it was incorporated, when it was getting going in 2000, after working with the founder in another nonprofit and witnessing first hand his hard work and dedication. I have been a consistent donor ever since, because of the need to support New Zealand's fascinating and very unique biodiversity. The isolation of New Zealand from the rest of the world has produced an ecology like nothing else on Earth - and this has been a wonderful learning experience through TerraNature, TNF's affiliated charitable trust in New Zealand. I have remained a consistent supporter of TNF after seeing the enormous amount of work, all done voluntarily, involved in running campaigns to prevent bottom trawling, and deep sea mining, and now the organization of forest and wetland restoration.

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Volunteer

Rating: 5

I saw first hand the extensive work involved in the preliminary planning of a conservation/restoration project. It was an excellent learning experience, and interesting to see the extent of data collection, and consideration of many different aspects of the project. The expert people involved provided a lot of information covering a broad range of subjects.