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.
About recording & monitoring
How will you know if your predator control is working?
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.
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.