Habitat Restoration Strategy Questions

Habitat Restoration Strategy Consultation Questions

Kia ora, thank you for supporting the Russell Landcare Trust and sharing your opinions on the Habitat Restoration Strategy!

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Would you like to see seabirds that roost and breed on land, seals and vegetated nearshore habitats (seagrass, mangroves and salt marsh) included in the habitat restoration strategy? *

Yes

Do you support the proposed outcomes for native wildlife, including threatened and at-risk species such as Australasian bittern, pāteke (brown teal), on page 5? *

Yes

Do you support translocations to bring back some key native wildlife (such as kōkako) to the Russell Peninsula on page 10? *

Yes

Do you support the proposed outcomes for invasive animals on page 12? *

Yes

Do you agree with the proposed list of “pest-led” invasive plant species (where the aim is to constrain their spread or remove them from the Russell Peninsula) on page 15? *

Yes

Do you support the focus on public lands and protected private land (with landowner support) for ecological restoration, including the removal of most or all invasive plants (“site-led”) on pages 18 and 19? *

Yes

Do you agree with the proposed criteria to select priority sites for removing invasive plants (page 15) and undertaking other ecological restoration activities? *

Yes

What do you think about creating forested corridors to link existing native forest patches to create a larger continuous native forest area to meet the forest size criteria for the possible reintroduction of kōkako? *

In addition to the existing Pipiroa-Te Wahapu catchments ecological restoration programme, what types of areas/ what locations do you think should be the priorities for ecological restoration, and why? *

Which of the following ecological restoration education opportunities would interest you: *

Guided nature walks in natural areas

Invasive plant identification and removal

Native plant identification

All of the above

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