by Predator Free Russell | Apr 7, 2025 | PFR Updates
Dear Community Members, As autumn settles in, we’ve had no shortage of work, with rat activity increasing due to seasonal changes. Historically, the next few months see the highest pest movement, making this a crucial time for us to intensify our efforts in reducing...
by Predator Free Russell | Mar 13, 2025 | PFR Updates
Project Areas Update As summer winds down and the seasons shift, our dedicated trappers have been hard at work maintaining traplines and installing new devices in the field. With autumn approaching, we expect more movement from rats and possums, making this a crucial...
by Predator Free Russell | Jan 15, 2025 | PFR Updates
This month from the trap lines... Ok ok, we might have had a bit of time off over the past few weeks, and so this email is coming to you a bit later than usual, but that doesn’t mean we haven’t been checking traps and bait stations across the Predator Free Russell...
by Predator Free Russell | Dec 11, 2024 | PFR Updates
From the Traplines... Welcome to the last update on the Predator Free Russell project for 2024. It’s been a massive year, and one that the team at Russell Landcare are very proud of. At the start of 2024 we had 430ha of our peninsula in elimination phase, and 370ha of...
by Predator Free Russell | Nov 12, 2024 | PFR Updates
Kororāreka Activation On October 15th, the Predator Free Russell project activated a network of traps and bait stations in what is known as the Korarāreka expansion zone. This is a 118ha area that stretches from Wellington Street in the north to the transfer station...
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...
