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Possum Eradication Project
Possums were introduced to Pomona Island in the 1970s for individual hunters to benefit from the high price being paid at the time for possum fur. Unfortunately the possums have caused a lot of damage to vegetation on the island and it is essential to eradicate every single one of these pests in order to give the native bush a good chance to regenerate. The proposed method of possum eradication is through trapping and Feratox baitbags. Traplines will be flagged across the island approx. 100m apart and a professional contractor, assisted by volunteers, will set the traps. These will then be checked daily and all trapped possums will be removed. Feratox baitbags will be used around the coastline to ensure full coverage of the island. It is anticipated that the bulk of the possums will be removed before the aerial application of brodifacoum to eradicate the rodents from Pomona. The brodifacoum should deal to any remaining possums, however traps will be reset and checked after the aerial operation to ensure that the last possum has been eradicated from Pomona Island.
Possum eradication started in May 2007 immediately prior to the rodent eradication programme. Funding for the possum eradication has been secured from Transpower and a generous anonymous benefactor. See news for more...
Possums were introduced to Pomona Island in the 1970s for individual hunters to benefit from the high price being paid at the time for possum fur. Unfortunately the possums have caused a lot of damage to vegetation on the island and it is essential to eradicate every single one of these pests in order to give the native bush a good chance to regenerate. The proposed method of possum eradication is through trapping and Feratox baitbags. Traplines will be flagged across the island approx. 100m apart and a professional contractor, assisted by volunteers, will set the traps. These will then be checked daily and all trapped possums will be removed. Feratox baitbags will be used around the coastline to ensure full coverage of the island. It is anticipated that the bulk of the possums will be removed before the aerial application of brodifacoum to eradicate the rodents from Pomona. The brodifacoum should deal to any remaining possums, however traps will be reset and checked after the aerial operation to ensure that the last possum has been eradicated from Pomona Island.
Possum eradication started in May 2007 immediately prior to the rodent eradication programme. Funding for the possum eradication has been secured from Transpower and a generous anonymous benefactor. See news for more...
Department of Conservation