DOC's work with Chatham Island pigeon
DOC undertakes cat, rat and possum control within the Tuku Nature Reserve and assists owners of adjacent Conservation Covenants to do the same. Ironically, traps set to protect parea by catching cats sometimes catch parea. Considerable effort is put into trap placement and understanding parea behavour in an effort to avoid this.
Surveys, carried out during the breeding season every five years, help DOC understand the population size and trend.
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