by Alex Ough Dealy | Jul 9, 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...
by Alex Ough Dealy | May 15, 2026 | News, PFR Updates
Tena Koutou Kororāreka, here’s our April 2026 update! April 2026 was packed to the brim for the Trust, with another successful AGM under our belt, more Habitat Restoration Strategy consultations, the welcoming of two new team members on board (Olivia and Nam), and,...
by Alex Ough Dealy | Apr 2, 2026 | News, PFR Updates
Kia ora, here’s our update for March! The new season means adapting our trapping efforts to the change in season and predators on the move! Many landowners alerted us to sightings and a volunteer monitoring a trapline in the elimination zone found a rat! Because of...
by Alex Ough Dealy | Mar 10, 2026 | News, PFR Updates
Kia ora Russell Landcare Trust Community, Last month was jam-packed with interviews with the NZ Herald/ Northern Advocate, a trappers exchange with the Whangarei team and over 3000 traps checked. We’re stoked with how the Trust is growing and the results...
by Alex Ough Dealy | Feb 2, 2026 | News, PFR Updates
Kia ora Russell Landcare Trust whānau, 2026 has officially arrived, and somehow we’re already over a month in? Time goes fast when you’re having fun (or checking 2,833 traps throughout January). January also officially marked 24 months of no possum catches...
