Central North Island Blue Duck Trust
“Supporting the restoration of Whio”
Progress Report for the Central North Island Blue Duck Conservation Charitable Trust
Description: Enter name of project, date prepared, and name of author or contact person.
Period: Enter reporting period. Two 6 monthly reports will be asked for each year, so your report will either be for
the period 1st July - 31st December or 1 January – 30 June.
1.
Summary
Short summary of the most significant events for your site. What do you most want to tell us about? Usually 3-6
sentences capturing the most significant achievements, issues or lessons learnt during the reporting period.
2. Whio results
Summary of whio monitoring results for your site. How many km of river are you monitoring? How many pairs
known from the site? How many of these pairs do you consider to be protected by your predator control? Any
ducklings seen? Any ducklings fledged? Any comment you wish to make, e.g. deaths or other significant changes
since the last reporting period?
River
Km
Stream
Monitored
# Pairs
monitored
# Pairs
protected by
your predator
control
# Chicks
hatched (so
far)
# Fledged
juveniles
Comment
3. Predator control
Short summary of predator control work. Any changes or issues with your current predator control set up? Any new
or extended trap lines? Any poison operations?
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Central North Island Blue Duck Trust
“Supporting the restoration of Whio”
If you are using Goodnature A12 or A24 traps, please specifically report on their effectiveness and any issues or
suggested improvements. This information is being collected from all whio sites to help Goodnature improve their
new traps.
Please summarise kill returns from your site for the reporting period (use table below).
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Stoats
Cats
Ferrets
Weasels
Rats
Other (please specify)
4. Other information:
Please add in here anything you feel is significant that you haven’t already covered. E.g. flood events, changes in
community or volunteer involvement at your site, future plans and resource needs, issues you have encountered,
barriers or successes for your site.
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