You can help weka
Stewart Island weka
Weka can become a nuisance if you encourage them to take or find food near houses. Weka can also become a nuisance in some gardening situations as they are attracted to newly disturbed soil. It pays to do the digging first and then plant a day or two later to prevent your plants being disturbed.
In droughts, place water away from the house and open your organic compost area to the weka. If you need to control rats use weka-safe baits (Coumatetralyl, Racumin®) or protected traps. Do not use second generation anticoagulant baits (Brodifacoum, Talon®, Pestoff®, Flocoumafen, Storm®, Bromadiolone) even in houses as the rats do not die there and can be accessible to weka.
If you are concerned about weka feeding on newly sown crops or other disturbances, please report the problem to the Department of Conservation.
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