Annual spring tracking tunnel monitoring

We monitor rats across the full 30 hectares of Mangaiti Gully in the spring and autumn to see if our control programme is doing what it is supposed to. Rats are known to be smart. This can lead to rats learning how a programme works and, over time, start to avoid some traps or toxins leading to an increase in the rat population. This is why regular monitoring is important. Thankfully there is no sign of this happening at present. There was only one rat recorded down by Wairere Dive, Hukanui Road end this spring.