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On-site syringe filtration avoids the need to carry bottles of water or bulky equipment, and our convenient preservation system means that small and lightweight eDNA samples can be stored at room temperature and shipped by standard post or courier to our laboratory for testing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d41467aca99980001f22ef0/3ea7cbfa-182c-4083-9eac-b0fb63881978/20211019_110629.jpg Home - FAST On-site filtration and processing takes around 5 minutes per sample, and the self-contained kits enable teams to process multiple samples simultaneously. This high-throughput sampling approach maximises target species detection probability while minimising time and and travel costs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d41467aca99980001f22ef0/2a0192aa-7d21-4743-9728-cad29168f84e/20230417_110026.jpg Home - RELIABLE Encapsulated filters minimise the risk of contamination between samples, which can lead to erroneous results and jeopardise management success. Our kits are also designed to provide consistent results between users, meaning that results are directly comparable regardless of who collected the samples. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d41467aca99980001f22ef0/1693285913234-40JJMG8VRUYBM1LP0HDS/wilderlabcolours.jpg Home - ORDER HERE Freshwater eDNA package (NZFAP approved) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d41467aca99980001f22ef0/1619415172181-8K5NKA4PB4Q31XXJEP9H/Screen+Shot+2021-04-26+at+5.28.42+PM.png Home - Fish and Birds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d41467aca99980001f22ef0/1619422111796-8VOAQI8NBZKUYTGSZII8/1599px-Ludwigia_palustris_kz2.jpg Home - Plants and algae https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d41467aca99980001f22ef0/1619422604409-FDTG0T7YH07Z31HA10E4/Screen+Shot+2021-04-26+at+7.36.16+PM.png Home - Birds and mammals https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d41467aca99980001f22ef0/fe46ae0b-ce43-4434-94a6-f8bb73ef1509/sources.PNG Home - What is eDNA? Environmental DNA is genetic material that is shed by organisms as they move in, through, and around their environment. By isolating this material from different reservoirs such as waterways, we can gain valuable insights into the distribution of species through time and space, more sensitively monitor biosecurity threats, and better understand and track fluctuations in ecosystem health. What’s more, you aren’t needing to capture and identify all of the organisms that you are wanting to monitor, making it faster, safer, and less time consuming than some traditional survey methods. The rapid growth of eDNA-based monitoring reflects its ease and cost-effectiveness, enabling the growth of scale and depth of environmental monitoring. We can identify thousands of species of fish, macroinvertebrates, birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, plants, fungi, protists, bacteria, and other organisms. All of this from just a cup or two of water!! https://wilderlab.co/blog daily 0.75 2023-12-08 https://wilderlab.co/blog/species-name-change-for-koi-carp-in-aotearoa monthly 0.5 2025-05-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d41467aca99980001f22ef0/1661896730250-Z17GYZMC6O2CBQTSVY6F/Koi+name+change+graphic.png Into the Wilderness Blog - Species name change for Koi carp in Aotearoa New Zealand Image by Amy Gault https://wilderlab.co/blog/introducing-our-new-kkahi-metabarcoding-assay monthly 0.5 2025-05-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d41467aca99980001f22ef0/1653630369405-2MYWB10J6YH9KE38V5Q9/Untitled_Artwork+1.png Into the Wilderness Blog - Introducing our new kākahi metabarcoding assay - Make it stand out Image by Amy Gault https://wilderlab.co/blog/celebrating-the-biodiversity-of-wetlands monthly 0.5 2025-05-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d41467aca99980001f22ef0/1643769349994-KSEVY94OKU7AIK3NHWVW/20210916_102319.jpg Into the Wilderness Blog - Discovering the biodiversity of our wetlands - Discovering the biodiversity of our wetlands https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d41467aca99980001f22ef0/1643770410402-NF076NZ4F5A3R9R164XY/602000_wetland_TREE.jpg Into the Wilderness Blog - Discovering the biodiversity of our wetlands - Make it stand out Figure 1: Biodiversity wheel of the organisms detected from Te Harakeke Wetland Complex . These samples were collected as a part of a pilot case study by Greater Wellington Regional Council and Wilderlab in September, 2021. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d41467aca99980001f22ef0/1643771030646-H90BBNFBLTMQLHCMSNZ9/20210916_101132.jpg Into the Wilderness Blog - Discovering the biodiversity of our wetlands - Make it stand out Figure 2: Visiting the Te Harakeke Wetland Complex with scientists from Greater Wellington Regional Council in September, 2021. https://wilderlab.co/blog/fishing-for-goats-around-te-papakura-o-taranaki monthly 0.5 2025-05-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d41467aca99980001f22ef0/1641947581209-VTT1Y5MME6I4CMAX1XTT/Taranaki+mounga+sample+sites.PNG Into the Wilderness Blog - Fishing for goats around Te Papakura o Taranaki - Make it stand out Figure 1: Map of the eDNA sampling locations taken in December by Taranaki Mounga. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d41467aca99980001f22ef0/1641947742442-MMC9W5M35UKLBA8NT5YI/taranaki+mounga+pics+1%262.PNG Into the Wilderness Blog - Fishing for goats around Te Papakura o Taranaki - Make it stand out Figure 2: Left) The sampling team from Ngati Tāwhirikura Hapū of Te Atiawa iwi and Taranaki Mounga (Dylin Bailey, Degan Tamati, Harris Goldsmith and Trevor Walker) and Right) Dylin and Harris setting a drogue in the Waiongana site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d41467aca99980001f22ef0/1641947794980-I96EOQRF4FGUC4W4RC7L/taranaki+mounga+sampling+1.JPG Into the Wilderness Blog - Fishing for goats around Te Papakura o Taranaki - Make it stand out Figure 3: Trevor Walker deploying a drogue sampler at the Kaiauahi river site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d41467aca99980001f22ef0/1641947934948-VI5AY1WXXSZABT9CMQJS/602169+-513179+Final+tree.png Into the Wilderness Blog - Fishing for goats around Te Papakura o Taranaki - Make it stand out Figure 4: Biodiversity wheel detailing the range of organisms picked up in one of the samples taken from Kaiauahi. https://wilderlab.co/blog/pekapeka-in-the-edna-sphere monthly 0.5 2024-09-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d41467aca99980001f22ef0/1636429512448-5NNGHEUTZU4LOMT3XMN7/Pekapeka.jpg Into the Wilderness Blog - Pekapeka in the eDNA - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://wilderlab.co/blog/thames-high-school-students-find-possible-fish-migration-barrier-with-edna monthly 0.5 2024-09-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d41467aca99980001f22ef0/1623387229623-CND7SASS5JI762H2YK8F/THS.jpg Into the Wilderness Blog - Thames High School students identify fish migration barrier with eDNA - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://wilderlab.co/blog/2021/wilderlab-helps-monitor-the-health-of-te-awa-kairangi-hutt-river monthly 0.5 2021-05-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d41467aca99980001f22ef0/1619604094495-RNRTX1BGU3YHHWIOVZWX/601248.png Into the Wilderness Blog - Wilderlab helps monitor the health of Te Awakairangi Hutt River https://wilderlab.co/blog/2021/over-200-community-groups-sign-up-to-the-epas-wai-twhera-o-te-taiao-programme monthly 0.5 2021-05-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d41467aca99980001f22ef0/1619594520704-BR5HTUWD8F0V29TJ1QOV/NZ+map.jpg Into the Wilderness Blog - Over 200 community groups sign up to the EPA's Wai Tūwhera o te Taiao programme Sample data is uploaded into our map and is free to access. Have a look at the different species that are around Aotearoa New Zealand. You can search by species name or location. https://wilderlab.co/blog/2021/fiordland-college-students-find-at-risk-fish-habitat-using-wilderlab-edna monthly 0.5 2021-05-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d41467aca99980001f22ef0/1619515350497-G2G1PD5P6RDHJA5QWYZ4/Lily+Raynor+and+Liam+Smith-+Southland+App..jpg Into the Wilderness Blog - Fiordland College students find at-risk fish habitat using Wilderlab eDNA Lily Raynor and Liam Smith collecting eDNA from the Ewe Burn. 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Outlined in orange is the UID or kit number, which you will need to fill out in the sample submission form (see table below). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d41467aca99980001f22ef0/89c1ae48-4635-40a6-b0cf-d5e61e126c3c/Sampletable4.png Directions - Make it stand out Sample table of the submission form filled out for the example samples of the images above. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d41467aca99980001f22ef0/5ffe32ec-3545-4ac0-a9b9-b1d356832647/Screenshot+2025-12-11+110602.png Directions - Make it stand out View when selecting `Upload Excel spreadsheet` on sample submission page. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d41467aca99980001f22ef0/1660606048432-L2UXORGJQJ8WI2AAD3HG/Untitled_Artwork+11.png Directions - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://wilderlab.co/privacy daily 0.75 2024-08-09 https://wilderlab.co/api-instructions daily 0.75 2026-01-19 https://wilderlab.co/junepromo2022 daily 0.75 2022-06-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d41467aca99980001f22ef0/4bab886d-cab8-4fd3-97e5-bed9f59c3ed2/Untitled_Artwork.png JunePromo2022 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://wilderlab.co/tici daily 0.75 2024-03-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d41467aca99980001f22ef0/ed677b6a-e5ce-44a1-a926-a28a6f8c448f/TICISitesScaleBarV2.png TICI - Make it stand out Figure 1: Map of all 53 sample sites (blue dots) included in the high replicate study collected between December 2020 and May 2021. White boundary lines mark regional authority boundaries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d41467aca99980001f22ef0/bc86f287-00d2-438c-a719-6c5a445402d6/TICIvs5YearMedianMCI.png TICI - Make it stand out Figure 2. Validation of TICI against existing five-year median kicknet MCI values, with TICIs from 640 individual samples plotted against their kicknet MCI site-medians. Fitted linear model of five-year median kicknet MCI versus site-averaged TICI values (shown as black crosses), p < 0.001, adj R2 = 0.856. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d41467aca99980001f22ef0/04b7f1c2-3101-473c-8c0a-ab41cdbc7d2d/Capture....JPG TICI - Make it stand out Figure 3: Distributions of TICI indicator scores for representative eDNA samples taken from a poor (a), average (b) and pristine site (c). Representative sites are from Papanui Stream in Hawke’s Bay (site-averaged TICI = 75.52), Are Are Creek in Marlborough (97.16), and Manganui Stream in the Southern Waikato Region (120.04), respectively. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d41467aca99980001f22ef0/24f1ee2b-b518-44a2-9773-510cad07dbfa/Full_TICI_infographic_copyright.png TICI Figure 4: Graphic displaying the distribution of known and unknown sequences along an impairment gradient from ‘Very Poor’ to ‘Pristine’ ecological health. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d41467aca99980001f22ef0/659fa4b9-2613-4666-84bf-51ae40b2b07a/Capture..JPG TICI - Make it stand out Figure 5: An example of a TICI results output of a 6-replicate sample from a headwater tributary of the Pauatahanui Stream in Wellington. This includes a) a display dial to make reporting more engaging, b) a qualitative ranking on the same scale as the NZ MCI-hb, and c) a breakdown of the TICI parameters per sample to assist with interpretation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d41467aca99980001f22ef0/1c9f9a8f-2277-465c-9e07-6e5ff84a5bee/TICI_Infographic_V1.png TICI - Make it stand out Figure 6: Graphic illustrating the way TICI scores follow the continuum of ecological health under different land uses as the ecological community reflects the stressors each land use exerts on the system. https://wilderlab.co/signup daily 0.75 2022-08-30 https://wilderlab.co/detectability daily 0.75 2024-05-19 https://wilderlab.co/corbicula daily 0.75 2025-05-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d41467aca99980001f22ef0/d01be4aa-9094-45d9-9c33-3fd519863a4c/Corbicula_fluminea.jpg Golden Clam The freshwater golden clam Corbicula fluminea by USGS on Wikipedia https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1702652 https://wilderlab.co/our-story daily 0.75 2025-05-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d41467aca99980001f22ef0/1604390398888-VUH1K2WINFAQ7T1KGN9F/image-asset.jpeg Our Story - We are an environmental DNA (eDNA) testing lab based in Wellington, New Zealand. Our compact and easy-to-use eDNA kits require no specialised training or equipment, and are ideal for a range of applications including biosecurity, conservation, environmental resource management and education. The unique on-site processing and preservation system avoids the need to keep samples cold or transport bulky equipment, and the small, lightweight samples can be sent by standard courier or post to our laboratory. A range of highly sensitive DNA tests are available, from targeted single-species detection to multi-species sequencing services. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d41467aca99980001f22ef0/1621037507244-494S0RMVT42WHP3OHXE0/EPA_200826_TREE-01.jpg Our Story - Discovery through DNA The species community detected from multi-species eDNA test of 8 L of water from Matiu Somes Island in Wellington Harbour. Copyright Wilderlab NZ Ltd. 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