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I'm the steward of a small (10 acres or so) piece of land - small enough that I can hear human activity from most of it - and my leisure activity is trapping fo
by abraae 7y ago
I'm the steward of a small (10 acres or so) piece of land - small enough that I can hear human activity from most of it - and my leisure activity is trapping for introduced pests like rats, possums, stoats and weasels.
It's hard to say exactly how effective my efforts are, but last month I spotted a wild kiwi on a trail camera which was truly exhilarating https://youtu.be/e_9bSw5yniA https://youtu.be/e_9bSw5yniA.
Anecdotally I've also noticed an increase in birdlife during the day.
That's given me the incentive to try for total pest eradication next year. Rats are the biggest problem.