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Project

June • Rakatu Wetlands

Catlins , Hokonui Runanga

Location:
Coastal strip bounded in the north by the Chaslands Highway, between Waikawa Harbour and Papatowai
Region:
Eastern Southland
District:
ODC
Commenced:
2021
Access:
Public and private
Area (ha):
12000
Contact:
Alana Bensemann
Phone:
021 229 6976
Email:
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Description

Large-scale possum and mustelid control, mostly within Otago region but a buffer network within the Southland boundary to minimise reinvasion.

Current involvement

Hokonui Runanga, Leith Contractors

An AT220 trap being installed on Otago/Southland boundary.
Getting a stoat box ready to install along the Otago/Southland buffer zone.
Predator control to be undertaken over 3 stages.
Project Directory

Other projects in Eastern Southland

  • Beggs Bush Restoration
  • Curio Bay Restoration
  • Gore Native Forest Restoration
  • Haumuri (Croydon Bush) – Volunteer Trapping Programme
  • Manuka Mire, Mokotua
  • O'Neill's Bush, Mataura Floodplain
  • Te Rere Yellow-eyed Penguin Reserve, Catlins
  • Waikawa Community Nursery
  • Waipapa Point Coastal Restoration Project
  • WLG Gravel Pit, Waituna Wetlands
  • Wyndham Wildlife Refuge

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