“We caught our first rat yesterday,” 9-year-old Abhinav announces proudly. “We’ve got rats, mice and hedgehogs at Summerland School.” “We found that out using tracking tunnels and chew cards,” adds Gabriel. “We used peanut butter in the traps,” says Ahmad. … [Read More...] about First rat caught is just the beginning for keen Summerland School team
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Kiwi are longterm residents at the Harman’s farm
The first time that someone from Northland’s ‘Kiwi Coast’ project visited Greta and Craig Harman’s Charolais cattle farm to monitor for kiwi presence, they didn’t need to scramble through bush looking for kiwi sign or stay up late playing kiwi call … [Read More...] about Kiwi are longterm residents at the Harman’s farm
Birds, not rats rule the roost at Lynmore School
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Towards a Predator Free Taranaki
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Rat catches get people talking in Sumner
There’s a new topic of conversation doing the rounds of the beach-side cafes and neighbourhood of Sumner in Christchurch. “It’s surprising who gets very proud of catching a dead rat,” says Gabe Ross, coordinator of Te Manu Waiata Project, … [Read More...] about Rat catches get people talking in Sumner
Everyday life goes ‘wild’ in Newtown
Andrew Roxburgh reckons the Newtown area of Wellington where he lives is becoming a more wild place – “and that’s pretty cool!” Andrew is a volunteer with Predator Free Mt Cook/Newtown/Berhampore and says that as birds are spreading out from … [Read More...] about Everyday life goes ‘wild’ in Newtown