BJ from Mahaki Mahinga Kai and Topapa from Whaia Tītīrangi with some of the predator traps that those who attend a Tu Taiao Tairāwhiti Tītīrangi maunga predator-free workshop at Gisborne Yacht Club on Sunday will be taught how to use. It is part of the ultimate goal of New Zealand being predator-free by 2050. A Statistics New Zealand indicator, based on information gathered by the Department of Conservation, shows that more than 75 percent of indigenous reptile, bird, bat, and freshwater fish species in New Zealand are at risk of extinction. Picture supplied
Locals who want to help contribute to the response to the country’s biodiversity crisis can take part in an urban pest control workshop at Gisborne Yacht Club on Sunday.
The initiative is being driven by the Department of Conservation out of concern for New Zealand’s high rate of threatened indigenous species.
The free workshop is being organised by environmental conservation group Tu Taiao ...
