22 December 2014
New Zealand’s crusade to rid itself of mammals
Rats and other invasive mammals are destroying New Zealand’s native fauna. A quarter of native birds are extinct. The kiwi is threatened. What can be done? “Conservation is all about killing things,” a volunteer coördinator said...
Rats and other invasive mammals are destroying New Zealand’s native fauna. A quarter of native birds are extinct. The kiwi is threatened. What can be done? “Conservation is all about killing things,” a volunteer coördinator said...
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16 November 2020
Trapping in Mākirikiri Reserve
In a very old podocarp forest behind Dannevirke, North of Wellington, are a group of keen trappers ready to learn everything they can about trapping to protect their local ngahere (bush).
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21 June 2019
Automatic traps protect Native Island from rats and possums
Native Island is a small inshore island - only 80 metres off Stewart Island. Covered in beautiful native bush, not long ago it was home to possums and rats in numbers that were out of control. After 8 weeks using Goodnature automatic traps, the number of rats almost halved. After 12 months, it was zero.
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