IMG_1617 Stoat (Mustela erminea) trapping for predators. Andrew Penniket coordinates a group of volunteers who assist with 'predator control' in Aspiring National Park. They use DOC 250 predator traps, re-baited monthly with hen's eggs, and placed in wooden tunnels to catch stoats, and weasels in particular. Such trapping benefits 'crevice nesting' forest birds, like yellowhead, parakeet and rifleman, which are all present in reasonable numbers in this area. Makarora Valley *
11001-80301 Brown creeper, or pīpipi (Mohoua novaeseelandiae) female at nest in bush lawyer at Lake Ohau *
11001-80302 Brown creeper, or pīpipi (Mohoua novaeseelandiae) female at nest in bush lawyer at Lake Ohau *
