28 Jul 2023

Making Waiheke Island stoat free

From Afternoons, 1:28 pm on 28 July 2023

The hunt is well and truly on for the last couple of stoats on Waiheke Island.

In almost no time at all, Te Korowai O Waiheke, a Predator Free 2050 initiative, has eliminated close to 100 percent of the pest species, meaning Waiheke is very close to becoming the largest island in the world to have eradicated stoats.

And the days are numbered for those that remain.

Te Korowai O Waiheke project director Jenny Holmes speaks to Jesse.

Waiheke Island

Waiheke Island Photo: 123RF