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Teacher: Megan
Teacher: Megan
On this page you can make your own tracking tunnel, check our trapline and find out more about trapping in the past, and present.
On this page you can make your own tracking tunnel, check our trapline and find out more about trapping in the past, and present.
What is Predator Free NZ all about?
What is Predator Free NZ all about?
MoTEC trap line.mp4Check our MoTEC trap line with Megan.
Check our MoTEC trap line with Megan.
Yes animals have been harmed to make this video.
Be prepared for some rat carnage.
How many predators have we caught since April 2019?
How many predators have we caught since April 2019?
Rats = 36 Mice = 19 Hedgehogs = 5
Who else is trapping rats in our region?
Who else is trapping rats in our region?
Watch the videos to find out more. Maybe in the future you can volunteer to help.
Project Janzoon and The Birdsong Trust helping DOC to make the Abel Tasman National Park predator free.
Project Janzoon and The Birdsong Trust helping DOC to make the Abel Tasman National Park predator free.
Friends of Flora working hard to make Kahurangi National Park predator free.
Friends of Flora working hard to make Kahurangi National Park predator free.
Click on the link to watch their video.
Rat traps have changed over time.
Rat traps have changed over time.
It's all technology.
It's all technology.
People solving real problems with the knowledge, skills and materials they have available to them at the time.
People solving real problems with the knowledge, skills and materials they have available to them at the time.
The tawhiti makamaka is a spring snare trap. The Māori used it to trap kiore (the pacific rat).
The tawhiti makamaka is a spring snare trap. The Māori used it to trap kiore (the pacific rat).
Click this link to find out more. Ratting
The Good Nature trap automatically resets, kills instantly and is easy and safe to use. The latest in technology for killing the introduced Norway and ship rats.
The Good Nature trap automatically resets, kills instantly and is easy and safe to use. The latest in technology for killing the introduced Norway and ship rats.
Developed in NZ and used all over the world.
And for the really keen....
And for the really keen....
Heres a video of how to make a tawhiti makamaka, right down to cutting your own flint and drill pieces from obsidian. Fast forward for night time viewing of a rat getting caught in the snare. Note that you could use harakeke instead of the kind of "flax" he uses.
Are there rats in your back yard?
Are there rats in your back yard?
You can set up a tracking tunnel to find out what critters are lurking there at night.
Make your own back yard tracking tunnel.
Make your own back yard tracking tunnel.
More information coming very soon about setting up your tunnel and identifying the footprints.
More information coming very soon about setting up your tunnel and identifying the footprints.
Now let's trap those back yard predators and protect our birds.
Now let's trap those back yard predators and protect our birds.
Find out everything you need to know about back yard trapping here.
Find out everything you need to know about back yard trapping here.
Email to let me know how your back yard tracking and trapping exploits are going.
Email to let me know how your back yard tracking and trapping exploits are going.
I'd love to see some photos or video.
I'd love to see some photos or video.
email to megan@motec.nz
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