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Lizard numbers are growing in Baring Head/Ōrua-pouanui, signaling the success of Greater Wellington’s and Friends of Baring Head’s (FOBH) efforts to protect one of our Key Native Ecosystems (KNE) by doubling down on hedgehog and other pest control. ...
Geary said there was a need to control feral cats to prevent the spread of toxoplasmosis in marine environments, and bovine tuberculosis among cattle. Toxoplasmosis, which is spread by cat faeces entering waterways, is understood to be the primary cause of deaths of the rare Maui's and Hector dolphin along the North Island’s west coast. Forest and Bird’s submission along with others from, Te Atiawa, Ngāruahine iwi, New Plymouth and South Taranaki district councils, Federated Farmers, and two members of the public will be discussed at the TRC’s policy and planning meeting on Tu...