This looks great. We are doing something similar. One constant issue is hares for us in North Canterbury. We ruthlessly suppress them but they can be pretty determined and defeat fencing. However, they can't hide from the thermal scope so they never get the opportunity to settle in anymore.
Thanks! Great commitment from you down there in Canterbury! We’re lucky not to have encountered any animals in numbers that pose a threat. Hopefully it stays that way.
Nice project, one thing I’ve noticed with all these “restorations” is nobody “plants” any rocks for small critters to hide in and every area is dead flat. All the rocks and divots in the land have been removed by farmers. It would be nice to see somebody dig a few holes and add some stones to make the land uneven because it’s all draining at the same rate. Keep posting the videos 😁😁👍👍
Hi Sam. Can't agree with you more on this one. We definitely have plans to provide space for the smaller (but oh so essential) small critters. There is a pond in the making. Also, Koru Wildlife Centre (who organises this project) specialise in breeding gecko and wētā. So we'll definitely follow up on making space for them. It all just takes time, which can be a limiting factor sometimes!
Yep, that's a good idea. We're doing something similar on 10 acres, we might look at introducing some feature rocks as we have both frogs and skinks around.
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Thanks!
This looks great. We are doing something similar. One constant issue is hares for us in North Canterbury. We ruthlessly suppress them but they can be pretty determined and defeat fencing. However, they can't hide from the thermal scope so they never get the opportunity to settle in anymore.
Thanks!
Great commitment from you down there in Canterbury! We’re lucky not to have encountered any animals in numbers that pose a threat. Hopefully it stays that way.
Nice project, one thing I’ve noticed with all these “restorations” is nobody “plants” any rocks for small critters to hide in and every area is dead flat. All the rocks and divots in the land have been removed by farmers. It would be nice to see somebody dig a few holes and add some stones to make the land uneven because it’s all draining at the same rate. Keep posting the videos 😁😁👍👍
Hi Sam. Can't agree with you more on this one.
We definitely have plans to provide space for the smaller (but oh so essential) small critters. There is a pond in the making. Also, Koru Wildlife Centre (who organises this project) specialise in breeding gecko and wētā. So we'll definitely follow up on making space for them. It all just takes time, which can be a limiting factor sometimes!
Yep, that's a good idea. We're doing something similar on 10 acres, we might look at introducing some feature rocks as we have both frogs and skinks around.