Project Kākā ground control at Donnelly Flat
Introduction
Ongoing/dates vary: Help restore the forest and wildlife in Tararua Forest Park with Project Kākā.Date
Year round. There is a lower number of trap checking through winter.
Description
If you're interested in participating in and contributing to conservation, come and be a part of Project Kākā. Help us restore the forest and its wildlife within 22,000 ha of Tararua Forest Park.
The project takes place at Donnelly Flat. This is located at the Holdsworth Road end, Mount Holdsworth Road, 20 km from Masterton.
Tasks
- Checking and rebaiting stoat traps (DOC 200)
- Checking and rebaiting possum traps (Timms)
- Checking and rebaiting rat traps (Victor)
- Monitoring rats using tracking tunnels
- Monitoring possums using wax tags
- Bird monitoring
Traps are checked once a fortnight, weather permitting taking around 4 hours.
What to expect
You need to be able to commit to ongoing control and/or monitoring.
Fitness required: Reasonable level of fitness
Experience required: You must be able to record data with a high degree of accuracy. This job is not for the squeamish – you should have experience, or want to gain experience, in trapping, bird monitoring and pest monitoring.
Training: Volunteers will be provided with the appropriate training and equipment required for the pest control and monitoring at Donnelly Flat.
How to apply
Apply for this volunteer opportunity online.
You can also complete a PDF version of the registration form.
Download the group volunteer registration form (PDF, 47K)
Send this completed form to volunteer-wairarapa@doc.govt.nz.
Contact
Email: volunteer-wairarapa@doc.govt.nz
Trapping results summary
The DOC 200 traps were first set on 5 October 2010, Timms traps first set on 10 November 2010 and Victor traps were first set on 5 October 2011.
| Period | Trap | Rat | Stoat | Mouse | Weasel | Hedgehog | Possum | Hare | Cat | Other | Ferret |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1: October 2010 – September 2011 |
DOC 200 trap | 54 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 7 | |||||
| Timms trap | 12 | 152 | |||||||||
| Year 2: October 2011 – September 2012 |
DOC 200 trap | 66 | 5 | 15 | |||||||
| Timms trap | 4 | 1 | 20 | 1 | |||||||
| Victor trap | 283 | 1 | 254 | ||||||||
| Year 3: October 2012 – August 2013 |
DOC 200 trap | 46 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Timms trap | 21 | 2 | 1 | 15 | |||||||
| Victor trap | 152 | 8 | 583 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Year 4: October 2013 – September 2014 |
DOC 200 trap | 42 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ||||||
| Timms trap | 2 | 1 | 14 | ||||||||
| Victor trap | 28 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Year 5: October 2014 – September 2015 |
DOC 200 trap | 78 | 2 | 20 | 2 | ||||||
| Timms trap | 3 | 9 | 8 | ||||||||
| Victor trap | 47 | 1 | 390 | ||||||||
| Year 6: October 2015 – September 2016 |
DOC 200 trap | 52 | 4 | 5 | 1 | ||||||
| Timms trap | 1 | 2 | 18 | ||||||||
| Victor trap | 148 | 144 | |||||||||
| Year 7: October 2016 – September 2017 |
DOC 200 trap | 39 | 12 | 7 | |||||||
| Timms trap | 5 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||
| Victor trap | 181 | 458 | |||||||||
| Year 8: October 2017 – September 2018 |
DOC 200 trap | 63 | 4 | 11 | 3 | ||||||
| Timms trap | 3 | ||||||||||
| Victor trap | 393 | 1 | 683 | 1 | |||||||
| Year 9: October 2018 – September 2019 |
DOC 200 trap | 142 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| Timms trap | 11 | ||||||||||
| Victor trap | 597 | 249 | |||||||||
| Year 10: October 2019– September 2020 |
DOC 200 trap | 64 | 8 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| Timms trap | 3 | ||||||||||
| Victor trap | 256 | 1 | 179 | ||||||||
| Year 11: October 2020– September 2021 |
DOC 200 trap | 21 | 2 | ||||||||
| Timms trap | 3 | ||||||||||
| Victor trap | 113 | 1 | 227 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| Year 12: October 2021– September 2022 |
DOC 200 trap | 34 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||||||
| Timms trap | 1 | ||||||||||
| Victor trap | 284 | 481 | 3 | ||||||||
| Year 13: October 2022– September 2023 |
DOC 200 trap | 51 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Timms trap | 1 | ||||||||||
| Victor trap | 389 | 2 | 486 | 1 | 1 |