Where’s Wallaby? .
A number of Hibiscus Coast residents were surprised to receive a letter from Auckland Council recently, indicating that helicopters would be looking for wallabies in the area.
The aerial survey, which included parts of Ōrewa, Wainui and Puhoi, was carried out June 7-19.
Council’s head of natural environment delivery, Phil Brown, says it was in response to four possible wallaby sightings over the past five years in the region.
“While we doubt wallabies are actually present, we are obliged to ensure they haven’t been released into the area,” Mr Brown says. “It is more cost effective to prevent a pest from establishing than to have to control them later.”
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