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After a court battle and a controversial 1080 drop last year, Kōkako’s haunting calls are returning to Hunua Ranges
Normally the fight to keep Hunua's kōkako alive is waged in native bush. Last year its fate was fought for in an Auckland courtroom.
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1080 is being credited with a breakthrough in the conservation of kokako in Auckland's Hunua Ranges.
For the first time ever, a pair of kokako have been nesting outside Hunua's intensively managed kōkako conservation area. It follows Auckland Council's two 1080 drops over 21,500 hectares of conservation and forest land in the Hunua Ranges in August and September. New Zealand Herald
Dog-owners will be discouraged from taking their pets into Auckland's Hunua Ranges for at least four months after a major drop of 1080 poison began today. Watercare has taken two of its four Hunua supply dams out of service until they receive a clean bill of health, and three regional parks have been closed to the public for five days. For all you need to know on the Hunua Ranges 1080 operation click here. Radio New Zealand
The drop is part of a strategy will target a plague of rats and possums threatening native species in the ranges. It will be made in three stages over two weeks, starting today with non-toxic bait to get the pests used to it, and the poison will follow in about a week. Auckland Council said a total of about 50 tonnes of bait would be dropped over 21,500 hectares. Listen to the bulletin on Radio New Zealand here Auckland City Council
Auckland Council’s planned pest control operation in the Hunua Ranges, surrounding reserve land and some private land, is close to getting underway. From next week, the operational team will be closely watching the weather forecast to determine an optimal weather ‘window’ for the first stage of the operation. |
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