off, which is proving to be an invaluable timesaver for busy farmers. For our team there’s no time to rest, with the rural roll-out soon to enter Year 3 of the 10-year programme. Next up is the coastal area from Okato around to Rahotu. So by this time next year another section of the region will be covered by predator control from the mountain to the sea!
and released by Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research, which is collaborating with rural Taranaki landowners, Taranaki Regional Council and Taranaki Mounga Project as part of Towards Predator-Free Taranaki. Ecologists from Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research captured and collared four stoats, weasels, and ferrets (mustelids) on farmland surrounding Egmont National Park. They will return in the coming weeks to catch more stoats and ferrets. The GPS tracking collars will provide insight into stoat movements
page i TARANAKI REGIONAL COUNCIL Freshwater Abstractions Permitted Activity Review May 2015 Dr Mike Patrick MERMAN Ltd Phone 03 528 8187 Mobile 021 277 0240 page ii Prepared for Taranaki Regional Council Report prepared by Dr Mike Patrick Reviewed by TRC Date May 2015 Report status FINAL page iii Contents 1 Introduction
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, .pf-content h2, .pf-content h3, .pf-content h4,{width:850px;}.pf-content ul{width:850px;}.pf-content .center iframe{width:850px !important;height:478px !important;}.pf-content .right.image{float:right;margin-left:25px;}.pf-content .right .caption{float:right;width:100%;}.pf-content .captionImage.right{float:right;}#RelatedPages, #SocialMediaBlock{width:850px;}#tpft-2-col{width:850px;}#tpft-2-col p{width:100%;}.pf-content ol{width:850px;}} @media screen and (min-width: 922px){#predator-free-elements .block .content{margin-left:30%;}}#e2371{display:none;}#e2374, #e2400{margin-top:3rem;} #e2372{display:none;}.pf-container{padding-top: 3.76471rem;}div#e2373 {background-color: #fff;background-image: url(/resources/themes/trc/images/predator-free/grey-background.svg);padding: 4rem 0rem;margin:0;}#e2373 .block{margin-bottom:2rem;}#e2373 .content{margin-left:0 !important;} 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. Visit Trap.NZ website(external link) Related links Taranaki Schools Report a possum Get a trap Record a catch Get our newsletter
spreading to other areas. This is what we can expect to see more of as our community works together, removing predators as part of Towards Predator-Free Taranaki, It’s great to see them settle at Pukeiti where Taranaki Regional Council has intensive predator control already in place” Mr Shanley says. He captured a video of the tiny bird in Pukeiti (video below). View and download the video: Robin 1 https://extranet.trc.govt.nz/pydio/data/public/fd00c9 Robin 2
to the driver on getting into the vehicle, you will have to pay the full fare (for example, if you left your TM card at home or have lost it). Claims for refunds for the subsidized fare will not be accepted by the Council. Pay your portion of the fare to the driver at the end of the trip. The remainder is paid by the Taranaki Regional Council. Can my carer or anyone else use my ID card for trips to get my groceries, etc? No, unless you are with them in the vehicle for the entire journey — the
recent Restore Merrilands urban trappers workshop. Taranaki Regional Council staff met with Merrilands residents to support them with the tools and knowledge to trap in their backyards. Trap.NZ, the national database recording trapping data around the region, shows there are 23 traps and 53 predators that have been caught since June in the Merrilands area. Project participants are encouraged to record their trap and what they catch on Trap.NZ to show predator control progress and identify gaps in the
When putting out your trap – think like a rat! That's the trapping advice from Josh La Franchie, one of New Plymouth district's most committed and youngest urban trappers. About 1100 traps have been set in the district's urban backyards by residents, who like josh, want to protect native wildlife and plants and have joined Towards Predator-Free Taranaki. "They like to hang around under trees and we seem to catch more down by the river, says Josh (7), from Oakura as he checks a rat trap nestled under vegetation next to a retaining wall. Josh and his sisters Indy and Ella have caught rats, mice and a possum since the Project started in Oakura in September this year. Josh’s parents are also pleased with efforts to reduce predator numbers, which will mean a bumper crop of fruit for their urban Linda St garden this summer, as well as encouraging native wildlife to thrive in their backyard. Many Oakura trappers talk about the huge rats which hang around the Waimoku and Wairau streams weaving 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 around every few weeks and try different lures/bait if you aren’t catching anything”. Like Josh, many New Plymouth residents swear by peanut butter as a lure in their trap, but you can also try nutella, or nuts. Josh and his family are also recording their trap catches on Trap.NZ, a nationwide database being used to record where traps are located and what is being caught. Logging trap and catches on Trap NZ provides valuable data to track predator control around the region, assessing progress and helping identify gaps in the region’s trapping network.
with no bait the traps are not going to catch anything.” Would you like traps for your backyard, or to look after a part of a reserve or walkway? Find out more here https://trc.govt.nz/environment/working-together/pf-taranaki2050/#Getinvolved Or call Taranaki Regional Council on 0800 736 222 or email pftaranaki@trc.govt.nz.
continue catching these predators in Oākura township, with the support of residents and their two possum dogs. “Locals have been great, telling us if they’ve seen possums through the free-calling number 0800 736 222, It’s been really helpful,” says Max. “Our possum dogs are going well also. They will be critical to locating the final possums.” The zero-possum trial builds on broader predator control efforts to restore Kaitake, as part of Towards Predator-Free Taranaki. Led by Taranaki Regional Council