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Tahr control programme shifts sights to West Coast

“East of the alps, our work will focus on places which are difficult for ground hunters to access, but where there are high numbers of tahr. “The plan recognises the need to continue managing the Himalayan tahr population to balance the need for nature to thrive with the interests of hunters. “This year’s operational plan has been designed to manage tahr in areas throughout the feral range where they remain at high densities – targeting the right tahr in the right place.” Holborow said the new plan differs from previous years in that there are some management units where no official control work will take place this year.

Melplash Agricultural Society s garden competition winners | Bridport and Lyme Regis News

THE winners of one of the biggest gardening competitions in the area have been announced. The Melplash Agricultural Society s annual gardens and allotments competition returned this year, following last year s cancellation as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The competition, now in its 28th year, aims to reward residents for their creative skills and passion for gardening. The overall winners of the garden and allotments competition were Sibyl and Tim Gale, from Bridport, who wowed judges who noted their brave but beautiful wildflower banks and outstanding knowledge of plants. Mr and Mrs Gale were also chosen as having the best of the large gardens. Second place went to John and Heather Coley, from Ryall, with the garden of Jo Rock from Powerstock being highly commended.

Hunters to have bigger role in tahr management

Holborow said a survey being undertaken would give detailed information on tahr numbers in the South Rakaia/Rangitata and the Gammack/Two Thumb management units, including the gender balance of the local tahr population. While welcoming the management plan GAC general manager Tim Gale said they were still committed to developing a long-term management programme. “We worked closely with DOC and stakeholder groups in the development of this plan and provided constructive science-based recommendations to help inform it. “We believe the more collaborative process the DOC has embarked on, has resulted in a better-balanced programme of tahr management for 2021-22.”

Huge excitement in Taupō as hunters anticipate roaring of the stags

Huge excitement in Taupō as hunters anticipate roaring of the stags
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DOC taking to the skies to survey the tahr population

“Hunters and other recreationists can expect to see helicopters flying at low levels for 20 to 30 minutes at a time monitoring all tahr observed within 2km by 2km grids. This work is weather dependent and will likely be carried out in the early morning and late evening. Tahr, valued by hunters as a trophy animal, are also known to cause major damage on conservation land to native flora and fauna and between 2016 and Autumn 2019, DOC estimated their population to be about 34,500 on public conservation land alone. DOC’s Himalayan Tahr Control Plan stipulates there should be a limit of 10,000 tahr across the 706,000ha of private land, Crown pastoral leases and public conservation land known as the “feral range”, while the plan also says there should be “zero density” of tahr within national park units.

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