Stoats, rats, possums gone...?
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<p>the place we were renting was in 7 acres of dense native forest, and the birdlife we saw (but strangely, no where near as loud as they are where we are now) was amazing...at night, the place had a huge high window, and the lights in the house attracted the Puriri moth, which in turn attracted Morepork, you could sit there and watch the Morepork swoop in and take the Moths</p>
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<p>It would be a hell of an achievement. I just don't see it happeneing.</p>
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<p>As I grow up.... I find I no longer swerve to hit possums and rabbits on the road but if I see a stoat or ferret, I line them up.</p>
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<p>We jsut did an eradication across the farm of Rats as they were starting to cost us a bit in the amount of feed they ruined. It's incredible how many are out there.</p>
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<p>Completely off topic but I have to laugh at all the Vegans that "care so much about animals they refuse to eat meat!" yet all of the grains they are eating result in millions and millions of deaths to rodents via pest control. I guess they value some animals lives more then others.</p> -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Hooroo" data-cid="600214" data-time="1469477555"><p>Where's Zealania?<br><br>
Only pest free place I have been to is Wairaki golf course! Although they have some deer in there which I would argue is a pest.</p></blockquote>
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Maungatautari sanctuary isn't too far from you Hooroo. <br><br>
Pest fenced and all the nasties gone. Amazing how the birds come back strong. <br><br>
When we were in the hills out of Cambridge we would be lucky to see a Tui. Now they are around everywhere. <br><br>
Same in Welly. The Karori sanctuary has increased numbers enough that bird populations all over the place are exploding. We have Tui and Kereru in big numbers out in UH and in the last 5 years we have gone from seeing the odd Bellbird (Korimako) to having pairs nesting in our garden. -
A mate of mine does pest control fir doc and said before pakeha got here there were no bees so lizards and birds were vital for pollinating flowers . <br><br>
Apparently some numpties have complained about the amount of noise coming from the birds in Zealandia at dawn , which I guess is a kind of back handed compliment . Other people who live close by like go into their backyard at night and listen to the sound of kiwis only 5 minutes drive from thd beehive . -
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<p>Where's Zealania?</p>
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<p>Only pest free place I have been to is Wairaki golf course! Although they have some deer in there <strong>which I would argue is a pest.</strong></p>
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<p>these are the kind of noisy neighbours you want</p>
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<p>doesnt really do it justice, but you get the idea</p>
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<p>I like this approach. Aussies killing 300 feral goats by introducing 4 male dingos to some island. And the dingos have cyanide capsules that trigger after 2 years. Last time the tried it the dingos killed <strong><em>3,000 </em></strong>goats in 2 years. But then it took them 15 years to kill the dingos.</p> -
<p>Great goal but with the ongoing cuts to DOC I wonder how realistic it is? interesting that they are being so ambitious with this goal compared to how they are approaching river and water quality benchmarks. I'd have thought both would be incredibly hard (and expensive) yakka, but well worth it. </p>
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<p>I've had a little bit to do with Zealandia and it has matured into an awesome place. Our mates live nearby and there are a bunch of juvenile Kaka that bomb their hill on their way into the city to look for kai. Crazy that people are complaining about the dawn and evening chorus - like folks that buy inner city apartments (with single glazing) and then moan about noise!!</p> -
<p>people are, in the main, fucking fluffybunnies</p>
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This unfortunate woman came around to my mates house on a Sunday morning to try and get him to sign a petition to get the red light turned off that planes use to guide themselves to the airport as it was keeping her up at night . He had a stinking hangover and apparently his response was incredibly excoriating according to his flat mate , I would have paid good money to be there . <br>
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<p>ffs, those people give me the shits aye. There was an older couple that lived near Bodega bar (wellies), they moved in AFTER the bar moved there from it's old upper willis street premises. Always feels like our inner city bars and restaurants have to carry the can as the council doesn't set decent guidelines for sound proofing - and the people buying don't sort their shit out ahead of time, or ignore the sound pollution issue until they experience a weekend in town! </p>
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<p>On a (historical) tangent that was my big issue with former mayor Prendergast. She would abstain from big decisions about that sort of stuff as her husband was a property developer. So she'd say she was avoiding a conflict of interest and leave it to others. </p> -
<p>there is a golf course up here, been there for over 100 years, and there was some property development on the neighbouring farmland in the early 90s...the old bints that live in one of the houses right by one of the greens of a shortish par 4, and its almost like they sit there waiting for you to step on their lawn to retrieve your ball that is just sitting there 2m form the boundary so they can have a go at you...they don't even have a fence, just a wee 1ft high border of plants that you step over.</p>
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<p>Don't think you can beat the people who live near Eden Park for sheer numptiness. When I was at Uni, local body stories were a compulsory part of one paper, and we had to attend several ratepayer meetings. Cos they were nearby, I went to several in the Kingsland/Grey Lynn area. Jesus fuck.</p>
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@Billy-Tell if they want to stop rats rooting wouldn't it be easier to make up a bunch of tiny wedding rings for the female ones?
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@jegga said in Stoats, rats, possums gone...?:
@Billy-Tell if they want to stop rats rooting wouldn't it be easier to make up a bunch of tiny wedding rings for the female ones?
oh-ho sa-nap!
