BRIEFING: Predator plague, beech mast and 1080
Dacia Herbulock posted in 1080 • beech mast • conservation land • Department of Conservation • ecology • mast seeding • predator control • predator-prey • rats • rodents • stoats on September 9th, 2014.
The largest 1080 predator control operation ever attempted in New Zealand will be carried out in Kahurangi National Park later this month, as part of a national effort to combat soaring rat and stoat numbers in the conservation estate. This year’s large beech flowering and mast seeding event has created a huge increase in food […]
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