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Predator Free South Westland The area from Ōkārito lagoon to the Southern Alps will be part of the 100,000ha targeted for pest removal. The block was used to research how areas bordered by rivers, mountains and the sea could be protected from reinvasion. Zip used 1080 and traps to remove the pest, then kept them out using natural barriers like rivers and mountains plus lured trail cameras and traps. Allan said the $45m funding over five years would be used to eliminate possums, rats and stoats between the Whataroa and Waiho rivers and the Southern Alps. The funding was made up of $3m from the Jobs for Nature scheme, $24 from the Department of Conservation and $12m from Predator Free 2050 Ltd. ....