Landcare Research - Manaaki Whenua

Landcare-Research -Manaaki Whenua

Vertebrate pests

Research focusing on protecting native ecosystems and primary industry through improved understanding of pest responses to management, and the role of pests as disease carriers (bovine tuberculosis and avian malaria). This understanding is then used to provide new and improved management strategies, tools and techniques - ranging from biological control to traps and toxins.