DOC is working with the hunting sector and the Tahr Plan Implementation Liaison Group to over time reduce the size of the tahr population back within the limits of the Himalayan Thar Control Plan 1993. To meet the goals of the Tahr Control Operational Plan (2018/19), over the months of July and August nanny and juvenile tahr will be culled across all seven management units. Control will be undertaken from Aerially Assisted Trophy Hunting (AATH) concessionaires’ environmental contributions, tahr control contracts issued by the department,…Continue Reading “DOC have commenced their culling plan to remove 10,000 animals.”
Consultation on the proposed Regional Pest Management Plan and Biosecurity Strategy concluded on 14 December 2018. Hearing dates are yet to be set. You can download the latest draft documents for the Otago Reginal Council’s proposed reginal pest management plan here. Hearings on submissions of proposed plans was scheduled for early 2019. But the councils web site has not been updated with any new information about the hearings since May 2019. You are able to keep informed by emailing pests@orc.govt.nz