by Predator Free Russell | Oct 8, 2024 | PFR Updates
Elimination Zones Last month we made 927 trap checks in the Old Russell Peninsula (ORP) elimination zone (the areas of Okiato or Te Wahapu). In all that, we caught only one rat! This was a young Norway rat and it was caught in one of our stations closest to the ferry...
by Predator Free Russell | Oct 8, 2024 | PFR Updates
On September 26th, we held a community meeting at the Duke of Marlborough Ballroom to discuss our Predator Free Russell project and the upcoming township activation plans. It was a great opportunity for the team to provide an in-depth update on our progress so far and...
by Predator Free Russell | Sep 13, 2024 | Publications
Russell local Tabatha Bird had an unexpected encounter when her cat flap became the entranceway for a kiwi. After a skirmish with a frog her feline friend had trapped the previous night, the sounds of scuffling last week weren’t exactly welcome. “I thought...
by Predator Free Russell | Sep 9, 2024 | PFR Updates
Elimination ZonesAugust 2024 marked the continuation of our winter servicing across both elimination zones: Old Russell Peninsula (ORP) (covering the Okiato and Te Wahapu areas) and Tapeka (north of Wellington Street). During a complete servicing round, comprising...
by Predator Free Russell | Sep 8, 2024
Join us on 1st October from 5pm-7pm at Hell Hole for a hands-on community workshop with the Love Bittern Project, focused on protecting the critically endangered bittern (Matuku-hūrepo). Learn about their habitat, monitoring techniques, and the challenges they face...
by Predator Free Russell | Sep 4, 2024
If you’re free this Thursday and want to donate some time to a good cause, come down to the Russell Landcare depot, 43 Matauwhi Rd (through the end of the boat club carpark), on 5th September at 9am and help the Predator Free Russell project thrive. We’ve...
by Predator Free Russell | Sep 4, 2024
Please join us this September 26th at the Duke of Marlborough as we share the latest updates from Predator Free Russell, and discuss our upcoming plans to activate our Russell township device network this Spring. Over the past few months, with the support of property...
by Predator Free Russell | Sep 3, 2024 | Uncategorized
It’s colouring-in competition time for the young ones! Get creative and show us your love for nature by participating in our fun colouring competition. Let your imagination run wild and help spread the message of conservation! How to Enter: 🖍 Download and...
by Predator Free Russell | Mar 8, 2024 | Volunteering
Tēnā koutou Predator Free Russell and Russell Landcare volunteers and wider whānau, We hope you’ve been having a great summer and have been enjoying the outdoors. It’s certainly been a summer for being out and about, both for us humans and for the predators we’re...
by Predator Free Russell | Jan 8, 2021 | Publications
2020 was a challenging year for some, but Russell Landcare stalwarts refused to be daunted and still achieved amazing results! Project Coordinator Eion Harwood, reflects on the achievements to date and highlights of 2020: Russell Landcare Trust’s “Russell Kiwi...
