Targeted Mop up and Robust Response Tools Can Achieve and Maintain Possum Freedom on the Mainland

Unfenced sites on mainland New Zealand have long been considered impossible to defend from reinvasion by possums, and are thus unsuitable for eradication. In July 2019, we began eliminating possums from 11,642 ha (including approximately 8700 ha of suitable possum habitat) in South Westland, using a...

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Main Authors: Briar Cook, Nick Mulgan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-04-01
Series:Animals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/7/921