to check them all and until recently she was doing it weekly. She’s just cut back to every two to three weeks, as the catch rate has dropped. Becky hopes that’s a sign the traps are starting to make an impact on predator numbers in the town. “Hopefully it’s helping.” Asked why she does it, the answer is simple: “They are not supposed to be here.” “I don’t like killing things but it’s just one of those things that we have to do,” she says. “If either natives or predators have to die I would rather
network in New Plymouth. We’re initially focusing on two of the biggest predators in urban New Plymouth – rats and possums. And to stop predators killing urban wildlife, one in five households needs a rat trap. New Plymouth residents interested in trapping can sign up to get a trap or attend the urban trapping workshops held regularly around the district. The Taranaki Regional Council can support you with a range of traps and devices, offering subsidised box-tunnel rat traps that are safe around pets
on this page for now for your information. Pick up a subsidised $10 rat trap and box from: Mitre 10 Mega, The Valley, New Plymouth
Mitre 10 New Plymouth, 305 St Aubyn St, New Plymouth
Hunting & Fishing Taranaki, 25 Ocean View Parade, New Plymouth
Experience Pūrangi, 53 Rata St, Inglewood - info@purangikiwi.co.nz
Or contact one of these schools, which are selling them to raise funds for conservation/environment projects. Contact the school to arrange a time to collect your trap and free goodie
Have you checked your traps and caught a pest? Record your catch now. Collecting catch data is important to us. It helps us see where pests are in the region, what kinds of pests they are, how we're going with our trapping efforts and where we need to do more. If you catch pests in your traps please record those catches with Trap.NZ by visiting their website or using the Trap.NZ app. #e2370{display:none;}@media screen and (min-width: 1080px){.pf-content p{width:850px;}.pf-content h1,
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} Restore Taranaki Groups on Facebook Follow Towards Predator-Free Taranaki on Facebook - facebook.com/TowardsPredatorFreeTaranaki(external link) What is Trap.NZ? If you’re trapping at home, register with the online database Trap.NZ, via its website or app. Then record all your catches and also your trap checks (even when nothing has been caught). This makes Trap.NZ a source of valuable data tracking the region’s efforts and identifying gaps.
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The Council reports regularly to the regional community on the results of its extensive monitoring of the health of Taranaki's rivers and streams. Healthy waterways report 2016 Healthy waterways report 2016
The mauri and health of our rivers and streams is highly valued and is vital to the well-being, livelihood and lifestyle of everyone in the Taranaki region. Read more Waterways report cards Report cards are published annually or biennially and distributed with community newspapers across the