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
Mon 10 Dec 2018
Give the gift of biodiversity this Christmas – get a $10 rat-trap and box from a New Plymouth pop-up shop.
Read moreFri 19 Oct 2018
Protecting her roses from possums sparked Nancy Gordon’s passion for backyard trapping at her New Plymouth home over forty years ago.
Read moreFri 12 Oct 2018
When putting out your trap – think like a rat!
That's the trapping advice from Josh La Franchie, one of New Plymouth district's most committed and youngest urban trappers.
Thu 20 Sept 2018
Urban trappers are luring New Plymouth rats with a range of tempting flavours, from peanut butter to avocado, macadamia butter and pineapple lumps.
Tue 18 Sept 2018
Pete Morgan is one of the lucky ones. Lucky enough to live in a spot, in Taranaki, where there’s native birds in his backyard every day.
Read moreMon 03 Sept 2018
Hundreds of urban trappers lining up to help restore New Plymouth's biodiversity have attracted a talented Taranaki ecologist to help lead Towards Predator-Free Taranaki.
Read moreWed 13 Jun 2018
A New Plymouth grandmother who traps rats and possums in her backyard, says it’s the best decision she’s made to protect biodiversity, and is urging others to follow suit.
Read moreWed 30 May 2018
A large-scale predator project, the biggest of its kind in New Zealand, was launched in Taranaki today (Wednesday 30 May), supported by more than $11 million from the Government.
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