Free Your Farm (predator and leptospirosis eradication plan)

Having a rodent control programme in place not only aids in protecting NZ's native species but helps eliminate the spread of leptospirosis

Rodents are carriers of leptospirosis, lepto is an infectious disease transmitted from animals to humans (a zoonosis) and from animal to animal by infected urine. Infection can occur through breaks in the skin or through the mucous membranes of the eyes, nose or mouth.