Equipment removal! Relocation......
18 March 2023
To the short sighted self-fish person that decided to remove a pair of leg hold possum traps from our Mokau Ridge (marker 16) Puketi Trap line. I will give you 14 days grace, no further information shared, to send the same two traps to Eco-land Ltd P.O BOX 99 Kaeo 0448. Since our operations started in 2009 we have had no equipment removed from the forest. We thank the Community (Hapu’s, DOC, hunters and other forest users) for respecting our work of which has been mainly “unfunded”. Regardless of the rain last night we caught 1 possum and 4-5 rats across the research line of 11X enviroMate100 sites. Sadly the removal of the 2 traps from midline section (the 12th site) has meant the delivery of our data is now limited, and as a result we have removed all operating equipment. Our efforts were to understand if management methodology and tool deployment changes can gain higher capture success, not an individuals or groups effort or dedication when faced with using a prescribed management and set of tools. Our ultimate purpose is to display aerial 1080 is not required in Puketi and I am sure most neighbouring landowners, pig hunters and those that treasure this unique forest would be highly disappointed by the actions of this low life who aids those that already plan to push such a drop!! P.S To the trap thief take a good look at the photo’s what did you miss whilst onsite!