Pest control to protect East Harbour Regional Park – 2019

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  • Published Date Thu 31 Oct 2019
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We will be continuing the current pest control and monitoring of rat populations in the *Mainland Island area and the wider Northern Forest of East Harbour Regional Park.

Our August monitoring showed that rats have increased to a problematic level (94% coverage in the control area). We will increase the pest control by:

  • installing bait in the secure bait stations in the Mainland Island, and
  • using an additional and faster acting toxin for one month.

We will monitor this closely to measure whether there is a need to do further management, or to reduce back to normal levels of control.

Updated December 13, 2021 at 12:13 PM