NP keeping on top of rats
Congrats New Plymouth district you’re keeping on top of the rats! More
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Congrats New Plymouth district you’re keeping on top of the rats! More
Fri 12 Apr 2019
A tiny native bird, the toutouwai (North Island Robin), has returned to Pukeiti Garden for the first time in 112 years after intensive trapping has created a safe haven.
Read moreThu 04 Apr 2019
New Plymouth volunteers are sought to help unite urban trappers and take predator control to the next level as part of Towards Predator-Free Taranaki.
Read moreTue 02 Apr 2019
Oākura residents on a mission to eradicate possums from the town are helping catch a possum a day.
Read moreThu 14 Mar 2019
GPS tracking collars on wild stoats in rural Taranaki may look cute, but they will provide vital information to help understand these notorious predators.
Read moreThu 14 Feb 2019
New Plymouth students and residents are already experiencing benefits from Towards Predator-Free Taranaki, as residents unite to support biodiversity by removing predators - the biggest project of its kind in New Zealand.
Read moreFri 25 Jan 2019
A new married couple are spending their honeymoon removing possums in New Zealand’s first large-scale possum eradication operation, as part of Towards Predator-Free Taranaki.
Tue 18 Dec 2018
New trapping technology is helping the large-scale removal of stoats, ferrets and weasels in rural New Plymouth – the first step in a large scale rural operation that will be a New Zealand first.
Read moreThu 13 Dec 2018
A Taranaki grandmother who bought 12 rat-traps for her mokopuna says she wants them to give the koha back to taio (the environment) this Christmas.
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