Animal Pests
Waitakere's native plants and animals are at risk from
destruction by animal pests.
Some animals, such as possums and pigs, eat native plants
and seedlings which stops the bush from regenerating itself.
Other animals, such as rats and stoats eat native animals
including our birds and reptiles.
There are some Waitakere plants and animal species that
are considered rare and threatened because of predation by
these animal pests.
Pest animal identification and
control
The Auckland Regional Council has a great
website to help you
identify your animal pests and how to control them.
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Possum - a destructive plant predator |
Stoat - a fearsome
native wildlife predator and
prolific breeder |
Dotterels on Te Henga
Beach, rare endangered birds at risk from these
predators
Image source ARC |
Rat - eating a fantail in it's nest
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Getting Assistance to Control
Pest Animals
Waitakere City Council can provide assistance to land
owners with
Green Network Covenants to control pest animals.
Assistance varies depending on the types of pest animals you
have; Council can provide traps and/ or baits and bait
stations.
Contact us for more
information or email us on
greennetwork@waitakere.govt.nz
Waitakere City Council also undertakes regular control on
rats, possums, rabbits and wasps on some public land. If you
live near a park and suspect that any of these animals are
in the park and are not being controlled you can contact the
Call Centre and request a Parks Officer to investigate.
The Auckland Regional Council can also provide assistance
to land owners who wish to control pest animals on their
property. The ARC office at Westgate services the west and
north-west areas of Auckland.
For more information you can
contact the Biosecurity Officers at the Westgate office on
09 832 6682.
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