Black Swamp Predator Control Zone

The Black Swamp Buffer Zone (BSBZ) predator control project aims to protect and conserve the high ecological values of Mangawhai and Te Arai by managing invasive mammalian predators to very low densities within an identified Buffer Zone.

The plan is to create a trap network capable of reducing the likelihood of predators reaching ecologically sensitive areas within the Mangawhai Wildlife Refuge, the Tara Iti Ecological Sanctuary and along the Te Arai coast & stream, whist allowing conservation benefits and biodiversity to expand out from these areas into the wider community.

The project is a partnership between private landowners, the Shorebirds Trust and Auckland Council, with support form the Rodney Local Board, and forms part of an overarching project the Conservation Coast. www.conservationcoast.org