by Alex Ough Dealy | Aug 12, 2026 | Flora & Fauna, PFR Updates
By Annie HillThe original article in Russell Lights | Ngā Mārama o Kororāreka, August 2026 edition So often in this little column, the native bird to which I’m referring is classified from ‘vulnerable’ to ‘critically endangered’, so it makes a pleasant change to...
by Alex Ough Dealy | Jul 25, 2026 | Flora & Fauna, Publications
By Annie HillThe original article in Russell Lights | Ngā Mārama o Kororāreka, July 2026 edition Recently, while staying in Cambridge, in the Waikato, I was reminded of how incredibly privileged I am to live in the Bay of Islands. Cambridge’s streets are lined with...
by Alex Ough Dealy | Jul 9, 2026 | Flora & Fauna, Publications
By Annie HillThe original article in Russell Lights | Ngā Mārama o Kororāreka, June 2026 edition The word ‘predator’ conjures up an image of a wolf or tiger, or maybe a stoat or ship rat but it seems an extreme description for a goat, particularly “invasive...
by Alex Ough Dealy | Jun 25, 2026 | News, PFR Updates
Tēnā koutou Kororāreka 👋 The Russell Landcare Trust team is back with an update for June and the first half of 2026! 🐭 RAT UPDATE We did see a light but not unexpected increase in rats caught throughout our elimination zones (Old Russell/ Te Wahapu, Tapeka and Orongo...
by Alex Ough Dealy | Jun 4, 2026 | News, PFR Updates
Kia ora Russell, we’re back with our monthly update! May is now done and dusted, and the RLT team has been heads down, thumbs up, doing the mahi. With 3,399 traps checked across last month, we’re seeing mixed results. As of January 2024, there have still been no...
