Threats

Introduced pest predators threatening our native animals are:

• Rats
• Hedgehogs
• Possums
• Stoats
• Wild Goats
• Wild Cats
• Wasps
• Plague Skinks

For information on predator pest control visit Predator Free New Zealand

Introduced plant pests threatening our native habitats are:

• Old man’s beard
• Banana passionfruit
• Wilding conifers
• Spanish heath
• Gorse and Broom
• Climbing Asparagus

For information on weed identification and control visit weedbusters.org.nz.

What is Council Doing

Council is supporting pest control through education and information, community group support and targeted pest control programmes:

• Volunteer pest control groups
• Top of the South Pest Trapping Workshops

What can you do?

• Join or start a volunteer weed or pest control group
• Take responsibility for keeping your property free of rats, stoats, hedgehogs and invasive weeds like old man's beard and climbing asparagus
• Work with your neighbours to create a pest and weed-free street or area
• Keep domestic cats indoors, and keep dogs on a lead around native birds
• Predator Free NZ
• Trap NZ
• Volunteer Groups in Nelson
• Get involved at the Brook Waimārama Sanctuary