Thread: Bird Predator Control

Not a lot to report really - hard work finding anything at the Quarry - just the occasional possum and rat - 397 pests for the year to date
I am still doing a perimeter line at Puketoki - we have about 70 possum traps in the 100 acre reserve - we get about 30 possums in there each year - invaders from the Kaimais and surrounding farmland - I am starting to get the team focused on rat trapping - mostly traps in existing bait cafés which is not that efficient and also produces ugly results - a mixture of Snap-E traps and the dinosaur T Rex traps - I am starting to get a bit more confidence with the Possum Master traps but not sure I would like to view the strangulation process - three possums and a couple of rats a couple of days ago and very low level bait take
We are thinking about shifting Puketoki control to a new level - to create an “Inland Ecological Island” - no pest fence but intense pest control to allow native plants, birds and animals to recover - is it possible? - recent tracking tunnel results show low pest levels - but still too high for birdlife!
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