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through the township. However, Toby Shanley, ecologist and Towards Predator-Free Taranaki Project Manager, says even if rats are abundant, traps needs to be in the right spot to catch them. “Rats like to stay under cover and may be hanging around food or water sources. Good places for your rat trap are against a wall where rats might run along, next to your woodpile, compost, recycling, or under vegetation," Mr Shanely says. “Coming into spring we are likely to see more rats so try shifting your trap
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species are currently threatened or at risk of extinction. However, Towards Predator-Free Taranaki is helping the region’s community remove introduced predators from urban, rural and conservation land to help restore biodiversity. “In the long run our effort will be good for my grandkids and their kids but we all have to do our bit because if we all do nothing – and it's easy to do nothing – nothing will get done, ” says Steve. Steve has been a member of the Mangorei Rd club for more than 30 years and
A willingness to help his Pā has seen Ngā Māhanga hapū member take on a fun role of Pā pest protector. For the last four months Ray MacDonald (Rangitane, Taranaki Iwi and Te Atiawa) and his daughter Waimirirangi have been regularly monitoring eight rat traps along Matanehunehu Stream next to Puniho Pā in Warea on Highway 45. “We love spending time at the Pā and thought why not help the Towards Predator-Free Taranaki cause while we’re out there,” says Ray. “We went to our Trustees Hui to see if
and with $11.7 million from Predator Free 2050 Ltd, the Restore Kaitake work is also supported by environmental restoration project Taranaki Mounga and community-led groups like Restore Oākura, Oākura Community Board, iwi and Kaitake Ranges Conservation Trust. To help reach the goal of zero possums, if you hear, see or suspect there may be a possum in your backyard or somewhere in urban Oākura then please call 0800 736 222 or report it online - - www.trc.govt.nz/possum
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the traps by their dairy shed twice every day and at least once a week for the traps further away on the farm – parents Terry and Rochelle are happy for the kids to take charge. Since starting trapping they’ve seen a lot more birds than before, particularly tui and pīwakawaka (fantail). “A couple of days ago we were walking to the house when I saw eight kereru in a tree. There were eight of them just sitting there, with one or two fantails hanging around,” she says. Listening to Monica, It’s