Copyright © The Ecology Company 2021 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..................................................................................................... 2 1. INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................... 3 1.1 BACKGROUND ..............................................................................................................3 1.2 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES............................................................................................4 2. THE BIODIVERSITY PROJECT................................................................................... 6 2.1 LOCATION.....................................................................................................................6 2.2 OTAHU ECOLOGICAL AREA.........................................................................................6 2.3 ECOLOGICAL VALUES..................................................................................................7 3. PEST CONTROL ....................................................................................................... 9 3.1 POSSIBLE APPROACHES.............................................................................................9 3.1.1 Kill Trapping ...................................................................................................9 3.1.2 Ground Based Toxin ......................................................................................9 3.1.3 Aerial Toxin ....................................................................................................9 3.2 PROPOSED APPROACH............................................................................................ 10 3.3 PEST ANIMAL CONTROL .......................................................................................... 10 3.3.1 Target Species ............................................................................................ 10 3.3.2 Control Targets ........................................................................................... 11 3.4 PEST PLANT CONTROL ............................................................................................ 12 4. LIKELY OUTCOMES .................................................................................................13 5. CONCLUSION..........................................................................................................18
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