Aerial survey of red deer following a pest control operation on Molesworth Station in 2017

McBrearty, Kaylyn
Abstract
In October 2017, Operation Solutions for Primary Industry (OSPRI) conducted an aerial 1080 baiting operation targeting possums over 59,594 ha (595.94 km²) of Molesworth Station. An aerial helicopter-based survey of red deer (live and dead) was conducted soon after by the Marlborough Branch of the New Zealand Deerstalkers Association. Advice on survey design was provided by New Zealand ecologists employed at Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research and Cameron Speedy Director of Wildlife Management Associates Ltd, Turangi.
Keywords
Cervus elaphus; Molesworth Station
Fields of Research
050103 Invasive Species Ecology; 0502 Environmental Science and Management; 060207 Population Ecology; 070205 Animal Protection (Pests and Pathogens); 070203 Animal Management
Date
2019-05
Type
Report (Commissioned Report)
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Pinney, K. (2019). Aerial survey of red deer following a pest control operation on Molesworth Station in 2017. Lincoln University Wildlife Management Report No.70, Lincoln, New Zealand.