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Kararehe Kino – Animal Pest Research
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Editorial: Predator freedom – then what?
Biodiversity outcomes in ecosanctuaries
Solving the kererū puzzle: predator freedom is only part of the answer
Actions towards the recovery of a gentle giant – the Mahoenui giant wētā
Going beyond PF2050: the importance of habitat
Forest bird movements and sociality
Wandering Waikato kākā
Fake clues: using misinformation about odour to protect rare bird species
Getting it right: where and when is pest control needed to maximise the survival of migratory braided river species?
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Editorial: Research towards achieving a predator-free New Zealand
8 May 2020
New Zealand’s mission to eradicate rats, stoats (shorthand for all mustelids) and possums from New Zealand by 2050 has raised eyebrows, enthralled or angered people and kickstarted a number of new predator control and eradication projects across the country.
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Building the Predator-Free 2050
8 May 2020
Predator Free 2050 Ltd (PF 2050) was established in November 2016 with two aims: (1) to supercharge local and regional efforts to scale up predator suppression and eradication, working closely with community groups and regional and city councils, and (2) to focus research efforts to achieve a breakt...
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Predator-free New Zealand: how will we know?
8 May 2020
As part of our national bid for a predator-free New Zealand by 2050, numerous predator eradication projects continue to pop up around the country.
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Use of cameras and artificial intelligence to monitor wildlife
8 May 2020
Motion-triggered cameras (‘camera traps’) can be an effective tool for monitoring wildlife, especially animals that are rare or secretive.
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Pest control
Knowing when to walk away
8 May 2020
A common feature of all the current Predator Free New Zealand 2050 projects is attempts at regional-scale eradication of at least one species of pest. For example, Hawke’s Bay Regional Council (HBRC) is currently eradicating possums from Mahia Peninsula, while Predator Free Wellington is targeting m...
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Pest control
Modelling complex eradication scenarios
8 May 2020
Predator Free 2050 has the goal of eradicating possums, rats, and mustelids from New Zealand by 2050. Outside conservation areas, responsibility for pest management often falls on local government agencies, and many regional councils have adopted the Predator Free 2050 goal, establishing pest eradic...
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Pest control
Lessons from ecosanctuaries
8 May 2020
The vision to be predator free by 2050 has been greatly enhanced by successful achievements in previous decades of numerous smaller predator-free visions in diverse ecosanctuaries around New Zealand.
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Camera trapping and occupancy models
8 May 2020
In pest control, it isn’t the number of animals you remove that matters. It’s the number that remain. Monitoring the level of these residual pests in controlled areas is vital to the optimisation of trapping regimes and to determine whether each programme is meeting its pest reduction goals. In orde...
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Pest control
Bait switching
8 May 2020
Since about 2005, Graham Nugent, Bruce Warburton and others have been trying to locally eliminate possums using aerial 1080 baiting.
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Pest control
Bovine tuberculosis
Recent publications
8 May 2020
Lustig A, James A, Anderson D, Plank M 2019. Pest control at a regional scale: identifying key criteria using a spatially explicit, agent-based model. J Appl Ecol 56(7): 1515-1527. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13387
Innes J, Fitzgerald N, Binny R, Byrom A, Pech R, Watts C, Gillies C, Maitland ...
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