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Resources specific to pest plants and animals. #Biosecurity
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a mouse sitting on top of a rock
Kiore
a large tree that has been cut down in the forest
Plants
Wasp
Wasp Nest
The Hive
Huge wasp nest 'frighteningly large, but pretty amazing'
a brochure with images of people and plants in the background, including an image of a boy holding a bucket
New Zealand
Education
Environmental Education
Student Activities
Educational Resources
For schools — Clean Below? Good to go.
a brochure with images of people and plants in the background, including an image of a boy holding a bucket
For schools — Clean Below? Good to go.
a brochure with images of people and plants in the background, including an image of a boy holding a bucket
For schools — Clean Below? Good to go.
an electronic device is sitting on top of a table with wires and plugs attached to it
Weeding
Grass Weeds
Machine Vision
Electric Shock
Learning Science
High Voltage
Robotics
How To Increase Energy
Electricity
Micro Electric Shocks Control Broadleaved and Grass Weeds
several different types of animals in the forest with blue gloves on their fingertipss and one animal looking at the camera
Animals
Is poisoning pests the Māori way? - THE SPINOFF (by Tame Malcolm)
a bee on a black background with information about bees
The Wasp
South Island
The World
Wasp wipeout - STUFF
a large red deer standing on top of a grass covered field next to a mountain
Deer
Horses
Stag Sculpture
As The Deer
Red Deer
Flora And Fauna
Success Stories
Sculpture
Red
Threats to takahē – SLH T&L RESOURCE
three wild boars are standing in the grass
Feral Pig
Animals Australia
Pig Breeds
Wild Pig
Angler Fish
Invasive Species
Animal Control
About Animals
The Time Is Now
Error 404
an old black and white photo shows three people holding birds in their hands, with mountains in the background
Sheep
Lake Wanaka
Bounty Hunters
Bounty Hunter
June 21
The Birds
100 Years
Government
Birds
Stuff
With only 3000 to 7000 kea remaining, and numbers declining every year, reporter Charlie O’Mannin looks back to the days when a government bounty of up to $75 a beak led to the destruction of 150,000 of the birds over a hundred years of slaughter.
Wellington recently competed in the iNaturalist City Nature Challenge. During the four days of the Challenge people recorded as many observations and species as possible. Science researcher Lara Shepherd was shocked that the introduced weed old man’s beard was the second-equal most observed species in Wellington. Bearded Men, Nature, Nature Challenge, City Nature, Four Days, Old Men, The Challenge, Old Man, The Four
Bearded Men
Nature
Nature Challenge
City Nature
Four Days
Old Men
The Challenge
Old Man
The Four
Old man’s beard still hasn’t gone | Te Papa’s Blog
Wellington recently competed in the iNaturalist City Nature Challenge. During the four days of the Challenge people recorded as many observations and species as possible. Science researcher Lara Shepherd was shocked that the introduced weed old man’s beard was the second-equal most observed species in Wellington.
a cat with a mouse in its mouth
Cat Work
Mouth Drawing
Cat Reference
Animal Study
Cat Pose
Cat Mouse
The Homestead
The Catch
Cat Carrier
Chicago releases 1,000 feral cats to end reputation as rat capital of America
Chicago has released more than 1,000 feral cats onto the streets — hoping to end its long-running ranking as the rat capital of the US. The “Cats at Work” program came to light after the Windy City was named by pest control company Orkin as the rattiest city for the sixth consecutive year, with the Big Apple third after Los Angeles.
a hedgehog is curled up in the leaves
Backyard At Night
Which Spells
Pine Marten
Pigeon Loft
Hatching Chicks
A Hedgehog
Beatrix Potter
The Guardian
Killing machines: humble British hedgehog causes havoc in New Zealand
Consider the hedgehog. Tiny, rotund, bright-eyed and snuffling, they are shampooed for internet videos, fed saucers of milk by children, and have been immortalised by Beatrix Potter’s Mrs Tiggy Winkle. Of all the nocturnal mammals one may encounter poking through the backyard at night, they are surely the most beloved. But in New Zealand, these small, trundling, spiky creatures are killing machines. New Zealand is a hedgehog paradise.
a fish that is swimming in some water
Fishing
Fish
Food Chain
Freshwater Fish
Ecosystem
Fish Pet
Chain
Zealandia reservoir to be drained to remove a tonne of pesky perch –STUFF March 2021
The lower reservoir at Zealandia is being drained this month to remove around a tonne of unwanted fish, which are eating native species and throwing the ecosystem off balance. Perch were introduced to Roto Kawau, the lower part of an existing man-made reservoir, more 140 years ago, by people wanting to create fishing opportunities. They preyed on native fish, and altered the food chain by consuming invertebrates (zooplankton), which normally eat algae (a phytoplankton called cyanobacteria),...