Remote kiwi population growing for first time in conservation history
Kiwi numbers are increasing in a remote part of Fiordland for the first time in the history of their conservation, thanks to recent aerial predator co…
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Community in outer Cook Islands determined to eradicate rats
Rats on a small Cook Islands atoll could be a thing of the past after a full scale rat eradication programme takes place in the middle of this year. F…
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New Zealand leads the world in island pest eradication, study finds.
Stuff.co.nz – Karanama Ruru06:00, Aug 11 2022 – Title image by the Department of Conservation. New Zealand leads the world in island pest eradication…
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Prodeer proves itself again in Hawke’s Bay Forest area with no deer by-kill
Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research (MWLR) undertook the study and monitoring to determine the effectiveness of Prodeer for deterring red deer from eatin…
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Lord Howe Island – protecting paradise
The World Heritage listed Lord Howe Island is staggeringly beautiful. Evolving in isolation 600 kilometres off the east coast of Australia, its precip…
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Lord Howe Island claims national award for being ‘on the cusp’ of record rat eradication
The Invasive Species Council has awarded the Rodent Eradication Project managed by the Lord Howe Island Board with a national Froggatt Award for their…
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Prodeer Bait provides Exemplary Results on Molesworth Station
The introduction of a new deer repellent has been a significant factor in reducing deer by-kill
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Securing the future of Gough Island
We are proud to be involved in the globally important conservation action to prevent extinctions and restore the full World Heritage Status of Gough I…
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Why isn’t 20ppm brodifacoum industry standard around the world?
Recently the European Union member states have agreed to reclassify anticoagulant rodenticides as ‘toxic to reproduction’ based on the recommendation…
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The right product for a million-dollar mouse
Last year the project to eradicate an estimated 200,000 mice from Antipodes Island, one of the most remote island groups in New Zealand, got underway…
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Record volumes in record time for the Battle for our Birds
There are a lot of people involved in a project like the Battle for our Birds. The scientists monitoring the scale of a likely beech mast and identify…
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Minimising public health risk along the East African seaboard
The Indian house crow is an invasive pest along the East African seaboard and neighbouring countries such as Saudi Arabia. In East Africa the crow was…
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Advances in bait quality
Meeting the changing needs and growing scale of pest control operations now and for the future means continuous advances in the properties and quality…
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Return of the kokako: a model of smart pest control
The Howick Tramping Club’s (HTC) long-running pest control crusade in the Mangatutu Valley in Pureora Forest Park (between Taupo and Te Kuiti) is the…
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Focused on security
Safety and security in the storage, handling and transport of toxins has always been a top priority for Orillion. We’re proud of our record in this ar…
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Lab upgrade gives confidence on toxicity levels
In the course of a major laboratory upgrade this year, ACP has installed state-of-the-art equipment for analysing bait toxicity levels. With the full…
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Possum blitz: 1.7% RTC achieved in ground-based DECAL operations
Hats off to the Moehau Environment Group (MEG) for taking a 31% RTC down to 1.7% over 1200 hectares! This impressive result was achiev…
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