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Recording and monitoring options

To understand the effectiveness of your predator control it’s important to record and monitor the presence of both introduced predators and native species before and after your efforts.

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About recording & monitoring

How will you know if your predator control is working?

Online data collection of trapping
Apps & web software

What’s the best way to capture your results?

How to use chew cards

Chew cards are a simple tool used to help identify the presence of predators.

Tracking tunnels before and after
Using tracking cards & tunnels

Use tracking cards & tunnels before/after your rat & stoat control programme.

How to monitor native birds

Find out about the different methods for monitoring our native birds.

How to monitor native bats

Find out how to monitor our only endemic (unique) land mammal.

How to monitor reptiles & amphibians

Find out how to monitor our lizards, frogs and tuatara.

Remote monitoring of traps

Wireless technology can be cost effective for large scale predator control.

 
 

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