Paul Kavanagh
Paul Kavanagh is the leader of the Southern Lakes Sanctuary Trust, which supports various community trapping groups to protect and restore native wildlife across a vast area of 660,000 hectares in New Zealand, with a special focus on the South Island takahē and fostering long-term community engagement in conservation.
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Recent news mentions
Dr Paul Kavanagh is the Chair of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland’s clinical advisory group for tobacco and e-cigarettes.
We have unfinished business with tobacco – time to finish it for good – The Irish Times
Ireland· 2026-05-30
Prof Paul Kavanagh, chairman of the clinical advisory group, said Ireland is at a 'critical juncture in the fight against tobacco'.
Almost 100 people die every week in Ireland of tobacco-related illnesses, say doctors – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-02-17Dr Paul Kavanagh, public health adviser to the HSE Tobacco Free Ireland Programme, said, despite some progress, smoking remains the greatest challenge facing population health in Ireland.
Smokers in Ireland will lose almost 5m years of life and cost health system €20bnIreland· 2025-08-21
Paul Kavanagh is the chief executive of Southern Lakes Sanctuary and discusses the impact of rabbits on local ecosystems.
Pest control: Ferrets enlisted in Queenstown rabbit fight
New Zealand· 2025-08-01
Paul Kavanagh leads the Southern Lakes Sanctuary Trust.
On The Up: The conservation heroes keeping our iconic native species aliveNew Zealand· 2025-04-19
