Landcare Research - Manaaki Whenua

Landcare-Research -Manaaki Whenua

Kararehe Kino - Vertebrate Pest Research, Issue 5

December 2004

Contents:

Title Page
Using DNA Fingerprinting to Interpret  Residual Trap Catch Indices 1
1080 and Potential Risks to Soil Organisms 3
Taking the Community with You: a  Process for Developing Acceptable Pest Control Strategies 5
Progress towards Stoat Fertility Control 6
Could a Pig-Ferret Co-scavenging  Cycle Sustain Tb? 8
Tb and Leptospirosis: Are They Sexually Transmitted Diseases  in Possums? 10
Distinguishing  Primary and Secondary Prey Is Important for Conserving Endangered Species 11
Possums Come in All Shapes and Sizes! 13
A Selection of Recent Vertebrate Pest-Related Publications 16