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Key Facts about the Mohunga Restoration Project
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What’s Happening? |
The residents of Mohunga have for many
years carried out predator control and replanting on a limited and
individual basis. For the past six years a more combined, concerted effort
has been established. Rat control, using bait stations, has been extended
in many of the valleys. Grids of stations are established in the mature
bush areas where rodent numbers are highest and predated species, plant and
animal, are most at risk.
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The old bridal track along the main ridgeline has been reopened to enable
better access. Cat traps have been set up along this route also. |
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What’s the objective? |
A predator free peninsular with
a biodiversity akin to what it would have been in pre human times. |
Why are we
controlling pests? |
We are controlling rats and cats
and undertaking surveys of the biota of the peninsular. We aim to reduce
predator populations to enable the regeneration of all remnant species
and the reintroduction of flora and fauna once present on the
peninsular. |
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How is it happening? |
Predator control through baits and
traps at the base of the peninsula creating a barrier to invasion and a
shoreline bait line over the southern and western sides of the
peninsula.
To gauge the effectiveness of these controls a grid of tracking tunnels
and bird count sites has been established to monitor populations.
Ongoing surveys are made to monitor other remnant populations such as
frogs, petrels, bats, lizards, invertebrates and plant species. A report
on the biodiversity of the peninsular and recommendations for
development has been completed. This forms the basis for future
initiatives. |
Who are the
Trustees? |
The Mohunga Restoration Group Inc. is
made up of the land owners of the Mohunga Peninsular and anyone keen to
become involved. |
What are the
benefits? |
Controlling pests and planting over an
ever increasing area of the peninsular has had immediate effects to the
easily observed flora and fauna. Populations of invertebrates sky
rocket. Bird counts have also improved. The increased survival of
seedlings and the germination of bird stratified seeds is also evident. |
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What’s next? |
Further control over the peninsula
and extension of the shoreline bait stations. |
