Windy Hill Sanctuary is a egological restoration project spanning 800 hectares on Aotea Great Barrier Island.
Their overall objective is to sustain and enhance the biodiversity of the area by removing invasive plants and animals creating a Sanctuary within which native species can flourish, threatened species can be protected, and species that have been lost to the Island reintroduced.
Airport Safety Week for 2024 runs from the 14th - 18th October.
Safety is always a number one priority and Airport Safety Week is the perfect time to review your wildlife management strategy. It's a good reminder to check you are doing all you can to mitigate the risk of wildlife strikes, and to ensure the safety of all airport personnel.
Bird flu eradication in NZ unlikely if it arrives, MPI says - focus is on ‘reducing impact’
Avian influenza (commonly known as bird flu) is a viral disease of birds that is found all around the globe. The disease mainly affects birds, but has been known to be transmissable to mammals.
Read on for ways to mitigate the risk bird flu will have on commercial poultry farmers, the agriculture industry and food production and storage facilities.
Every year New Zealand growers lose millions of dollars in crops to pest birds and animals.
Fortunately there are a variety of methods available for protecting your grain, cereal and other seed crops from those pesky birds.
Some common solutions below, each have their own advantages and disadvantages:
It's the start of spring, and this week is conservation week.
Located on the West Coast we’re surrounded by New Zealand’s unique, wild beauty and one of our core values is “care for the environment”
Conservation week is a great reminder to get out there and “take action for nature” which is this years theme.
Birds are commonly an issue around ripening fruit such as grapes, olives and cherries, but kiwifruit growers have a unique issue during the end of winter / early spring with birds eating and attacking the flower and leaf buds.
Bird control during bud burst is important as the loss of kiwifruit flower buds to birds can occur very quickly. This is devastating to orchards as it results in reduced crop yield and revenue.
What an awesome event WinePro 2024 was.
An industry that is constantly growing, innovating and adapting, it is a privilege to be a part of it.
It was great to catch up with our existing customers and new customers at WinePro and discuss all things bird control.
July 22-28th is Biosecurity Week 2024, and August is Biosecurity Awareness Month.
Biosecurity is vital to protect New Zealand’s ability to grow primary products, stay healthy, and preserve our natural heritage.
New Zealand is a beautiful place, let's work to keep our country free of unwanted pests.
Bird spikes are a simple but effective, long term method of keeping birds off their favourite perch spots.
Maintrac Group stock a range of different bird spikes to suit many different applications and target a range of bird species.
The most suitable spikes to use depends on the width of the area that needs to be covered, the target bird species and the bird pressure in the area.
