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Community group committed to bringing back the birdsong
Mon 25 May 2020
The “whole picture” is being talked about on Donna and Phil Cram’s farm near Awatuna as they host a series of community get-togethers to talk about what they can do to bring the birdsong back to their backyard.
Read moreSelf-help Pest Programme reaches exciting milestone
Fri 17 Apr 2020
A significant milestone has been reached in Taranaki’s Self-help Pest Programme as the first landowners take control of predator traps on their properties.
Read moreBest native-bird breeding season in 30 years
Thu 27 Feb 2020
It’s been the best native-bird breeding season in 30 years for some areas in New Plymouth district, say a couple who credit intense predator control.
Read moreLove of wildlife drives backyard trapping
Chewbacca defeats 'Boba' ferret
Fri 13 Dec 2019
The force is strong with this one – meet Chewbacca, a feisty Long Haired Jack Russell who is helping lead the crusade to restore and revitalise native wildlife and plants in rural New Plymouth.
Read moreNew Plymouth’s top trapping communities – Oākura and Merrilands
Thu 05 Dec 2019
Oākura, Merrilands and Westown are New Plymouth’s top trapping communities, restoring native wildlife and plants, with the most predator catches recorded, in backyards.
Read moreProtecting whio - Towards Predator-Free Taranaki
Fri 22 Nov 2019
They used to be extinct from Taranaki Maunga, but a family of six whio surfing down rapids in the upper Whaiwhakaiho River are a good reminder as to why rural predator control is so vital.
Read morePredator control paves the way for kiwi’s return
Thu 07 Nov 2019
Native species, such as kiwi and the North Island robin, are returning to Pukeiti for the first time in decades.
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