Since 2008, the Bluff Hill Motupōhue Environment Trust (BHMET) has been creating a haven for native birds, plants and invertebrates to thrive.
Go for a walk on the Glory Track and you’ll hear the results – the birdsong is amazing! That’s a result of controlling predator numbers to the point where their impact on the Motupōhue ecosystem is minimised.
We’re making extensive use of the very latest predator control technologies to bring rat, mustelid and possum numbers down to near zero across Motupōhue and we’re beginning to work along the broader Awarua peninsula towards Omaui. 1,500 traps are deployed across the whole hill and we’re constantly expanding that network.
We’ve been working with Predator Free NZ to expand our trapping networks into the township of Bluff. The Protect the Bluff backyard trapping programme now has over 300 traps deployed in the town and is removing that pool of predators.
BHMET has an amazing group of volunteer kaitiaki (guardians) – checking traplines on the hill and looking after traps in their backyards. Find out more about us, what we’ve been doing, and how you can help.
