High tech predator control scheme a first

Nine To Noon

English - January 29, 2020 20:31 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
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A high tech predator control entity says it has eradicated all pests from a remote valley in South Westland and what's more - is keeping them out. Zero Invasive Predators - or ZIP - did the trial in a 12,000 hectare block within the Perth River valley near Whataroa last year. After carrying out a 1080 predator removal operation in 2019, ZIP established a network of 700 traps for rats and possums, all connected by radio and satellite to rangers' phones and laptops, along with 142 cameras to detect predators. ZIP CEO Al Bramley tells Kathryn Ryan the technology is bringing New Zealand closer to achieving predator-free status.