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Chewbacca defeats 'Boba' ferret

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Fri 13 Dec 2019

The force is strong with this one – meet Chewbacca, a feisty Long Haired Jack Russell who is helping lead the crusade to restore and revitalise native wildlife and plants in rural New Plymouth.

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New Plymouth’s top trapping communities – Oākura and Merrilands

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Thu 05 Dec 2019

Oākura, Merrilands and Westown are New Plymouth’s top trapping communities, restoring native wildlife and plants, with the most predator catches recorded, in backyards.

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Protecting whio - Towards Predator-Free Taranaki

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Fri 22 Nov 2019

They used to be extinct from Taranaki Maunga, but a family of six whio surfing down rapids in the upper Whaiwhakaiho River are a good reminder as to why rural predator control is so vital.

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Predator control paves the way for kiwi’s return

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Thu 07 Nov 2019

Native species, such as kiwi and the North Island robin, are returning to Pukeiti for the first time in decades.

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Sweet 'n salty bait is best

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Mon 07 Oct 2019

Taranaki rats prefer a sweet and salty combination when it comes to bait, an investigation by a keen Oākura trapper has found.

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No ‘bogeys’ on this course

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Wed 25 Sept 2019

They take their birdies seriously at Westown Golf Club – native birdies, that is.

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Oil and gas workers redirect careers to Towards Predator-Free Taranaki

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Fri 13 Sept 2019

Two oil and gas contractors have made a career u-turn into Towards Predator-Free Taranaki, the region-wide project helping native wildlife and plants.

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Woodleigh School well on the way to being predator-free

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Thu 08 Aug 2019

You’re likely to see a number of tui, kererū and other birdlife when you enter the bush next to Woodleigh School, New Plymouth.

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