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Date: 17 December 2010 Rat numbers have plummeted following a 1080 operation as part of Project Kaka, an on-going pest control programme to restore the health of a wide range of wildlife and plant species and control bovine tuberculosis (TB) in the Tararua Forest Park.
Date: 17 November 2010 Source: Department of Conservation, Greater Wellington Regional Council, Wellington Hawke's Bay Conservation Board The 11 winners of Wellington’s inaugural Encore Awards have been challenged to spread the word about their efforts to restore and protect the region’s natural and historic features.
Date: 16 November 2010 A volunteer trapping project - part of the Department of Conservation’s Project Kaka programme to protect native birds in the Tararua Forest Park – is starting to prove its worth.
Date: 08 November 2010 Source: Department of Conservation and Animal Health Board A “triple-hit” aerial pest control operation has begun today in the Tararua Forest Park aimed at boosting native bird numbers and also preventing the spread of bovine tuberculosis (TB) in the Wairarapa.
Date: 25 October 2010 Source: Department of Conservation, Pukaha Mount Bruce Board, BNZ Save the Kiwi Trust Kiwi released at Pukaha Mount Bruce in May have produced their first offspring. In the last few days, the first three chicks of the year have hatched.
Date: 04 October 2010 Source: Department of Conservation and Animal Health Board An aerial pest control operation targeted to protect native birds nesting in the Tararua Ranges from possums, rats and stoats began today.
Date: 19 August 2010 No kiwi have died since the capture of a ferret last week at Pukaha Mount Bruce in northern Wairarapa, but Department of Conservation (DOC) rangers remain on alert.
Date: 27 July 2010 Work towards establishing a self-sustaining population of kiwi at Pukaha Mount Bruce has suffered a setback with four of the birds in the forest falling victim to a ferret attack.
Date: 25 May 2010 Source: Pukaha Mount Bruce Board Plans for a major upgrade of the kiwi nocturnal house at Pukaha Mount Bruce have received a major boost with approval by the New Zealand Lottery Grants Board of a $300,000 grant towards the project.
Date: 24 May 2010 Finding common ground is vital if we are to overcome the “terrible, negative statistics of species and habitat loss” volunteers attending Saturday’s Restoration Day conference were told.
Date: 25 February 2010 Source: Department of Conservation and Greater Wellington Regional Council Surveys revealing high numbers of rats and few birds in the Tararua Forest Park have highlighted the need for pest control.
Date: 18 January 2010 One of the most intact dune ecosystems along the Wairarapa south coast is being protected through a partnership between the Department of Conservation and the landowners.
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