Ecological monitoring for Te Tumu Kaituna 7B2 ecological restoration project, 2013
- Author
- Beadel, S; Wilcox, F; Patrick, B; Rate, S; Gillies, R; Tocher, M.
- Year
- 2014
- Publisher / Organisation
- Wildlands
- Pages
- 72
- Summary
- In 2010, the Trustees and owners of Te Tumu Kaituna 7B2, Bay of Plenty Regional Council, and Nga Whenua Rahui entered into an agreement to restore the biodiversity and protect the cultural and archaeological heritage of coastal sand dunes east of Papamoa. Several initiatives have been implemented, including erection of a fence to exclude cattle and vehicles from the entire site, erection of a rabbit-proof fence around c.6.8 ha of the site (both fences completed in June 2011), and eradication of rabbits from inside the fence (completed October 2011) as well as simultaneous control of rabbits outside the fence. Wildland Consultants Ltd was engaged to prepare a plan for monitoring change in the ecological condition of the site based on various items listed in Section 2.2 of the Te Tumu Kaituna 7B2 Biodiversity Management Plan and to implement monitoring.