Bait Stations
Bait stations containing encapsulated cyanide in the form of a pea-sized pellet, dyed green, containing 475g/kg of Potassium Cyanide, placed into permanent and/or biodegradable bait stations (bait bags and/or striker-baits) affixed to trees and structures such as fence posts.
Romark bait station
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Feratox pellets 475g/kg
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Striker
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Hand laid 1080
Cereal pellet bait dyed green containing 0.15% sodium fluoroacetate are broadcast by hand directly onto the ground.
1080 cereal bait
Trapping
Leg hold and kill traps will be set in areas where it is not possible to use toxins or where field operatives believe an alternative method is required, for example when targeting feral cats, ferrets and stoats. In some instances, it may be necessary to use cage traps for live capture.
Traps will be raised set where ground birds are present. No flagging tape is to be placed near traps in Kea areas and traps should be set under cover of trees so as not to be visible from above.
- Leg-hold traps placed onto the ground or affixed to trees and structures such as fence posts above the ground.
- Kill traps affixed to trees and structures such as fence posts above the ground.
- Small cage traps for live capture placed onto the ground.
Traps will be raised set where ground birds are present. No flagging tape is to be placed near traps in Kea areas and traps should be set under cover of trees so as not to be visible from above.
Leg hold trap
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Sentinel kill trap
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Ferret live capture trap
D2K rat trap
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DOC250 ferret / stoat trap
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Detection devices
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Detection devices such as chew cards may be used for indicating possum presence prior to implementing control and also after control to demonstrate the effectiveness of control measures.
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Chew card
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Data Collection
Field operatives use a hand-held PC, known as a PDA, to collect data during deployment, checking and removal of control devices.
The PDA scans barcodes attached to the control devices.
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