Podcasts about stoats

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In this special edition of the podcast Stephen is in Orkney to hear about work to protect its special, native wildlife.Orkney  has its own native Vole species and also hosts globally important populations of seabirds, waders and other species. But that wildlife is under threat from an invasive predator, the Stoat. RSPB Scotland is part of a groundbreaking project that has set out to eradicate Stoats and protect native wildlife. Stephen hears from those involved in trapping, monitoring and biosecurity as part of this enormous undertaking.The Orkney Native Wildlife Project is a partnership between RSPB Scotland, NatureScot and Orkney Islands Council with generous support from the National Lottery Heritage Fund and EU LIFE (LIFE17 UK/NAT/000557) as well as in kind and financial contributions from partners. The mop-up methodology trial was supported by the Scottish Government's Nature Restoration Fund, managed by NatureScot.

I clearly remember Maggie Barry, John Key and Nick Smith, Steven Joyce and Nathan Guy launching Predator-Free NZ in July 2016, 7 years ago!  This was a big gig; and it's still going.  If you think about it, it's a huge task and incredibly collaborative, with scientists, DOC and heaps of New Zealand Volunteer trappers. Make no mistake, the army of ordinary kiwis and backyard engineers are really contributing to the reduction of exotic pests in our ecosystems.  I can see the improvements in our biodiversity simply by looking from my window on the Port Hills in Christchurch!  The most important predators we are targeting are mice, rats, stoats, ferrets, weasels, Possums, hedgehogs and – oh yes – feral cats! Add domestic dogs kept off lead in kiwi habitat and you've got the line-up we're aiming for.  I realise this is a little bit more than the original target line-up, but I have my own reasons for including mice, hedgehogs and uncontrolled dogs.  Mice: they're everywhere and actually (kind-of) do the ecological job of a tree weta.  Mice are predominantly seed and nuts eaters. Walnuts, hazelnuts, etc. Fatty materials allows them to successfully overwinter in your garden.  They also eat a heap of insects and they are important food for rats! (Mice keep rat numbers up)  Simple mouse traps are a great idea around the house – cheap traps, baited with peanut butter or Nutella or hazelnut spread. Shelled walnuts work well too. Contrary to popular belief they don't really go for cheese! I have them all around my house and even in the ceiling. I set my traps near the wall – that's where they run to keep “out-of-sight”.  Rats do a lot of damage to birds and lizards. They raid nests and eggs. Most people are not aware that they also go for juicy, large insects (weta and other large, native critters).  Rat traps are a large version of mouse traps and they can be used on their own around the house, or inside a wooden tunnel, which gives the rat some cover and shelter as it explores the smell of the delicious bait in the trap.  Great baits are peanut butter and Nutella, as well as fish and moldy cheese.  One thing that rats are keen on is a trajectory that leaves them unnoticed. Traps near a wall or along a fence line seem to be working best. Make sure you don't “contaminate” the lure with your bare hands – good idea to wear gloves so the rat doesn't… well… smell a rat (I mean a human!!).  Stoats are a lot trickier again – they really will avoid open spaces. And they are clever.  You'll also need a much heavier artillery (trap) than rats, as stoats are able to survive the smack of a rat trap; they also have the ability to escape from these traps by wriggling out.  A “DOC 200” is the heavy duty trap to use here. These metal traps are usually built inside a wooden box with attractive lures (salted rabbit meat or fresh rabbit cuts, eggs, and believe it or not: mayonnaise!). Eggs are often a visual attractant to these mustelids.  I have always been disappointed by the clever stoat's ability to avoid my traps. I rarely trap these buggers.  Stoats can kill young kiwi (up to 800 gram body-weight) and they are ferocious hunters.  DOC 200 stoat trap. Photo / Supplied  Ferrets are another step up in the predator game – they'll kill adult kiwi and large prey; you won't find them in urban areas – they are creatures of the farm and forest edges. They also require some serious knowledge to trap, plus an even heavier gauge of trap.  Just so you know: I am a member of the stoat and ferret conservation society… In the Netherlands!  That's where they are native and that's where they are in ecological trouble due to the declining populations – how ironic!  I actually used to have a pet ferret in Holland – wonderful animals!  Possums are the last species I'll mention in this segment. We have about 70 million of them in our forests and gardens.  They mainly feed on fruits, shoots, and leaves: 21,000 tonnes each night, which is about the same as the weight of the sky tower. They alter the composition of our native forests.  Possums get protein from eating birds (and nestlings).  Possums really need a Timms Trap, baited with apple, cinnamon and such delights. I often use flour and icing sugar mix and smear that on the tree near the trap – it really “lures them in”  Timms Trap. Photo / Supplied  The modern form of the old Timms Trap is the Flipping Timmy. This trap can be attached to a tree trunk, so the possum climbs up and ends up in the trap  Great websites exist on trapping the pests; have a look and join the team of New Zealanders keeping their gardens and local reserves and parks predator free. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Celebrating the sucess of National Tree Week, a mystery animal in a Co Offally bog, Ten Birds that Changed the World, Stoats, a bird confernece and where do Seagulls sleep.

Giles and Esther return refreshed from half-term to discuss this week's best bits; from Squirrel pelts and electric cars, to King Charles eco-dreams and Keir Starmer's love of his home. Giles rethinks what he thinks it means to be Jewish and Esther shares her extensive knowledge of Stoats.Get more of The Times and The Sunday Times - visit www.thetimes.co.uk/gilescorenhasnoidea.Producer: Ben Mitchell Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week burrow in to this episode with DATA about Weasels

Ranger Evan Smith of New Zealand's Fiordland National Park is, according to one visitor, “a bit of a legend.” Since 2011, Ranger Smith has raised money to help protect native birds from stoats, a kind of weasel introduced from Europe.  When he began working on the Routeburn Track hiking trail 20 years ago, he didn't see or hear many birds. His nightly “hut talks” has helped the project raise $200,000 for stoat control. And summer by summer, the park sees more bird life along the trails.More info and transcript at BirdNote.org. Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible.

It's June 27, 2022. Paxton 'kidifies' world headlines about Senegal's first post-pandemic Biennale, authorities arresting Iranian filmmakers, Turkey's new official name of Türkiye, Israel's laser weapon, and New Zealand's problem with stoats.

It's June 27, 2022. Paxton 'kidifies' world headlines about Senegal's first post-pandemic Biennale, authorities arresting Iranian filmmakers, Turkey's new official name of Türkiye, Israel's laser weapon, and New Zealand's problem with stoats.

We've got a fashion show and a depressed detective showing the limits of his acting ability. We talk about: Returning To Returnal. Wonderlands, Long Wrestling, Baseball Blowout, Padme Disease, Chess Rules, Dick Is Back, These Guys Are Cops, Old Dead Friends, Honey Ref, Nadine Gets Divorced, Screaming Sadness, Flannel Fashion, Is Ben Changing, Screwball Ferret, Sex Magic, Molly Writes Twin Peaks, Stoats, Game Pass Ending,

They're small, they're cunning and they're killing our native birds. Stoats were first introduced to New Zealand in the late 19th century to control rabbits and quickly had a devastating effect on bird life. Now Auckland Council rangers in one of the city's regional parks say the pests are getting smart to age-old trapping techniques. Katie Doyle has the story.

They're small, they're cunning and they're killing our native birds. Stoats were first introduced to New Zealand in the late 19th century to control rabbits and quickly had a devastating effect on bird life. Now Auckland Council rangers in one of the city's regional parks say the pests are getting smart to age-old trapping techniques. Katie Doyle has the story.

In the series finale, Hope, we get a glimpse of what a predator-free Aotearoa could look like, and look at the breakthrough technologies and innovations taking us towards that goal.

In the series finale, Hope, we get a glimpse of what a predator-free Aotearoa could look like, and look at the breakthrough technologies and innovations taking us towards that goal.

In the series finale, Hope, we get a glimpse of what a predator-free Aotearoa could look like, and look at the breakthrough technologies and innovations taking us towards that goal.

Community-led projects are leading the charge to halt biodiversity decline, while researchers make break-throughs in their quest to remove predators and protect borders from reinvasion.

Community-led projects are leading the charge to halt biodiversity decline, while researchers make break-throughs in their quest to remove predators and protect borders from reinvasion.

Community-led projects are leading the charge to halt biodiversity decline, while researchers make break-throughs in their quest to remove predators and protect borders from reinvasion.

A pair of stoats are eluding trappers on Motutapu Island, which is meant to be a pest-free sanctuary.The island's had four stoat invasions in one year, after first being detected on Motutapu and Rangitoto islands in May 2020.Two stoats have been caught.The Department of Conservation and Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki are working hard to trap two remaining stoatsA 30-day rāhui is being be placed on Motutapu, with access to Motutapu restricted and campsite bookings unavailable during the period.DOC Incursion Response Advisor Claire Warren told Heather du Plessis-Allan stoats can move between islands via water."The only way they can get there is by swimming, very strong swimmers in fact. In calm, favourable weather they can swim three kilometres or more."LISTEN ABOVE

New Zealander’s have drawn a line in the sand, announcing they will rid the nation of rats, stoats and possums by 2050, but what will it take to get there?

New Zealander's have drawn a line in the sand, announcing they will rid the nation of rats, stoats and possums by 2050, but what will it take to get there?

New Zealander's have drawn a line in the sand, announcing they will rid the nation of rats, stoats and possums by 2050, but what will it take to get there?

Loss looks at the devastating effect introduced mammals have had on New Zealand's unique wildlife.

Loss looks at the devastating effect introduced mammals have had on New Zealand's unique wildlife.

Loss looks at the devastating effect introduced mammals have had on New Zealand's unique wildlife.

Loss looks at the devastating effect introduced mammals have had on New Zealand's unique wildlife.

In this episode, Damo and Mark ask another big question... why? Why are we here, why do we agonise over decisions no matter how big or small and why, as humans, we always seem to want more than we need? Also, Weasels, Stoats, Hadron Colliders, Viagra, TikTok and a surprise blast from the past for Mark! ----- ** YOUR HOSTS ** Damo & Mark --- ** HOW TO LISTEN** Our Podcast is brilliantly hosted on Anchor. You can also listen and/or subscribe to us on the following platforms: Apple Podcasts / Google Podcasts / Pocket Casts / Spotify --- ** GET IN TOUCH ** Thanks for listening! Please drop us a line at imfinecast@gmail.com with any feedback or questions. You can follow us on social media: Instagram / Twitter / Facebook --- ** SHOW NOTES ** This is where we like to keep all the references and links to what we've talked about in this episode. --- Large Hadron Collider Facts: Impressive Stats On The Machine Searching For The God Particle The day a weasel shut down CERN Stoat or weasel? How to tell the difference We can't say if Test and Trace has cost more than the Channel Tunnel—yet The Pembrokeshire Murders: How a Bullseye appearance implicated the real-life killer John Cooper Why Existentialism is the Only Philosophy That Makes Any Sense How the Word “Should” Can be Harmful and 3 Empowering Alternatives Simon Sinek What causes greed and how can we deal with it? --- ** INVESTING IN BRISTOL ** As a podcast, we are proud to support the Soil Association and The Bristol Cable. --- ** MUSIC ** I'm Fine Theme Music and Stings by the Monkey Fighters Check them out on Spotify or follow them on social media: Instagram / Twitter / Facebook --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/imfinecast/message

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To help make NZ predator free by 2025, a dedicated trapper is raising a baby stoat to better understand them. Dr Andrew Veale introduces Jesse to his stoat in the studio.

For more than 50 years the presence of wild puma-like cats in the South Island has been a keenly debated topic. Two sightings of "monstrous" cats earlier this month in North Canterbury have again reignited the mystery and speculation. 

For more than 50 years the presence of wild puma-like cats in the South Island has been a keenly debated topic. Two sightings of "monstrous" cats earlier this month in North Canterbury have again reignited the mystery and speculation. 

This is the second part in our Land series; and in this episode; we are going to cover animals and plants on the land. Specifically; we are going to look at the Ermine - a unique little animal you may not know about. I’m also going to talk about plants and their use of land; but more directly; we are going to look at pollination and figs. Please check out the resources below - SHOWNOTES Ermine:True North: A Journey into Unexplored Wilderness Paperback – May 4, 2010 by Elliott Merrick (Author), Lawrence Millman (Intro)Heptner, V. G.; Sludskii, A. A. (2002). Mammals of the Soviet Union. Vol. II, part 1b, Carnivores (Mustelidae and Procyonidae). Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Libraries and National Science Foundation. ISBN 90-04-08876-8.https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Mustela_erminea/#reproductionAttenborough, David - Wildlife on One (1977–2005) - “Stoats in the Priory”King, C. M., & Powell, R. A. (2007). The natural history of weasels and stoats: Ecology, behavior, and management. Oxford: Oxford University PressInteresting Facts about Ermine: https://youtu.be/Drg6pkqTy1UFigs:Bobby Hollis - “Pollination Explained”: https://youtu.be/G5iNlJvMbfUExplained Channel - Figs: https://youtu.be/3oDQuN8wlHAhttps://www2.palomar.edu/users/warmstrong/pljune99.htmhttps://www.britannica.com/animal/fig-waspMusic:Edgar Meyer, Béla Fleck, Mike Marshall, “Big Country”, Uncommon Ritual, 1997 Sony MasterworksEmery “The Less You Say”, You Were Never Alone, 2015 - BC RecordsBruce Cockburn “Indian Wars”, Nothing But A Burning Light, 1991 Sony Music Entertainment Radical Face “Always Gold”, The Family Tree: The Roots, 2011 Bear Machine

New Zealand scientist Dr Andrew Veale has mapped the stoat genome - a global breakthrough which may hold the key to eradicating the pest.

The genetic code for our most wanted pest, the stoat, has been revealed.

In which Mr Toad learns that the Stoats and the Weasels have taken possession of Toad Hall, and the Badger devises a daring plan to take back control of his beloved home.

It’s officially mermay, so we hope you all are ready for some nautical folklore! Learn about how adorable Stoats are and the best way to deal with catcalling. On top of that we have some big news about our Merch shop and how you can be part of it! Now, for the lore, for this episode Kimmy tells Sydney about the mourning Banshees. Then Sydney tells Kimmy about the lovely Finfolk. We hope you enjoy this episode and can't wait to see what you create..Thanks so much for joining us today, if you like this episode please write a positive review on apple podcast today!.To support the show and have access to exclusive aloreing content, please check out our patreon at patreon.com/aloreingAnd if you wish to participate in our polls, join our Aloreing Messenger Tier today! It’s only $2 a month, and you are helping support our podcast!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/aloreing)

2020 is not just a leap year, but also a Mast Year. That means a lot of trees are flowering all at the same time, making a bumper crop of food for mice. And those mice become great prey species for rats who will chew through the millions of mice and really boost their own numbers enormously.That means: rat plagues in late autumn/winter. Not just in the suburbs, but also in the New Zealand forests and especially in the South Island and our National and Regional parks. These rats are fabulous food for stoats. Stoats are very clever killing machines and superb predators of everything that lives and breathes – rats simply don’t stand a chance with stoats.In late winter/early spring, when the mice have consume all the fallen seeds and fruit and rats have eaten most of the mice and stoats have gobbled up a heap of rats you end up with heaps of stoats, and some very fat rats and they are all looking around for something to eat, right at the time when our native birds are starting to build nests.Our birds don’t stand a chance at all! Even “armed” birds such as kaka and kea will fall prey. So it's time to get your traps ready. Catch as many mice as you can right now, peanut butter and Nutella are great attractants. Catch rats with Victor traps and DOC 150s and DOC 200s, with fresh rabbit meat or erayz blocks and egg in the box. For ferrets, DOC 250s are the recommended traps. Bait with fresh meat; rabbit, chicken or fish. Grab a possum trap, Tim's Traps are probably easiest to use, and bait with apple and cinnamon. There are many different attractants for the various target species.More Info: DOC website or https://predatorfreenz.org/LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE 

The tiny rock wren lives year-round in the alpine zone of the South Island mountains and research shows that predator control is important for the species' survival.

The rock wren is a little bird with several big claims to fame. It belongs to an ancient group of birds and is New Zealand's only truly alpine bird.

The rock wren is a little bird with several big claims to fame. It belongs to an ancient group of birds and is New Zealand's only truly alpine bird.

The tiny rock wren lives year-round in the alpine zone of the South Island mountains and research shows that predator control is important for the species' survival.

By the end of this year Predator-Free Wellington hopes that the eastern suburbs on the Miramar Peninsula will be free from rat and stoats.

Predator-free Miramar Peninsula kicked off in the middle of the year and aims to get rid of rats and stoats. It is part of a wider to goal to make Wellington a predator-free capital city.

Predator-free Miramar Peninsula kicked off in the middle of the year and aims to get rid of rats and stoats. It is part of a wider to goal to make Wellington a predator-free capital city.

By the end of this year Predator-Free Wellington hopes that the eastern suburbs on the Miramar Peninsula will be free from rat and stoats.

The Department of Conservation and groups such as the Coal Island Trust are taking pests off Fiordland islands and reintroducing rare species.

The Department of Conservation and groups such as the Coal Island Trust are taking pests off Fiordland islands and reintroducing rare species.

The Department of Conservation and volunteer groups, including the Coal Island Trust, are hard at work removing pests such as stoats and deer from Fiordland's many islands.

The Department of Conservation and volunteer groups, including the Coal Island Trust, are hard at work removing pests such as stoats and deer from Fiordland's many islands.

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A panel discussion on 'Predator Free New Zealand - dream or reality' with five experts in pest biology and large scale eradication porjects.

A panel of five experts debate what it will take to turn the idea of a predator-free New Zealand by 2050 from a dream into a reality.

A panel discussion on 'Predator Free New Zealand - dream or reality' with five experts in pest biology and large scale eradication porjects.

A panel of five experts debate what it will take to turn the idea of a predator-free New Zealand by 2050 from a dream into a reality.

One of our most engaging mustelids, the stoat is the subject of this Living World from 2003. Normally stoats are more often only seen in open countryside dashing across open ground and out of sight. Yet in North Yorkshire stoats have made their home closer to humans, within the ruins of Mount Grace Priory near Osmotherley. To find out more Lionel Kelleway headed to Europe's best preserved Carthusian Priory where in the company of stoat expert Robbie MacDonald, and Priory custodian Becky Wright they head off to find out more and in the course of their visit explain some of the fascinating and unique stoat biology and behaviour. In the years since this episode was first broadcast, our knowledge of these engaging mustelids has developed, allowing wildlife presenter Lindsey Chapman to revisit this Living World and gently update the story for today's audience. Producer Andrew Dawes

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HaashTag, Hunter, and Allona go over the extensive* patch notes and have a lengthy discussion all spawning from a great listener mail. *Note: Not at all extensive

Today Hope and Brandi's discuss banshees and their death screams. If you've recently heard a wail resonating through an Irish countryside, most likely you or one of your loved ones is going to die. Make sure to thank your family banshee for the friendly warning! Find out how Hope manages to incorporate Mothman back into all this and how to scream for vengeance. Please rate us or write a review! Or send questions/comments to spookyshitpod@gmail.com

Three leading eradication experts talk about Predator Free New Zealand 2050, including the social aspects of engaging communities and the need to develop new tools to better control rats, stoats and possums.

Three leading eradication experts talk about Predator Free New Zealand 2050, including the social aspects of engaging communities and the need to develop new tools to better control rats, stoats and possums.

Ferrets, Stoats, Minks, but most importantly.... WEASELS! They're here for a very specific purpose: World Domination. And why should we expect anything less? This fun little book was a surprise in how much we enjoyed it. So much fun literally from beginning to end-papers. (See the pun I did there?) And if you, for one, wish to pay respects to our future weasel overlords, the least you could do is listen to this episode! Rachel & Sam Read a Story is about the fun of reading children's books new and old, and also about how little sense these books make when you read them 20 years later. We read the books aloud and make fun of them as we go. Enjoy! Follow Sam (@SamGasch) or follow Rachel (@Sknowite). Either way, please subscribe!

 Interview with Didymo Dave about how Hunters Canbecome more active in their environment.  Words from Dave - "At a show a few years ago I watched young people looking at taxidermied Stoats etc and thought something is not quite right here? Eventually I figured out we have 5 senses and while having animals taxidermied on display is great and in some places the only appropriate option, it only allows people to engage with their vision. There's no smell and the Don't Touch sig...ns prohibit touch. So I started building a collection of freshly trapped, then frozen animals and taking them to where ever was a good place. Oh dear that created trouble, now I get regular invites to speak to schools, cubs, scouts etc with the added comment "Please can you bring your animals?". And if you could see a class of young ones chasing each other around the playground with dead Stoats, Ferrets, Rats etc you would appreciate that this works. So if anyone needs to borrow them, they are in my freezer, all ready to go"   Find him on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/didymo.dave   Check him out on TV http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/good-sorts-dave-cade-video-5871767    

New Zealand is known as a land of extensive wilderness and pristine ecosystems, but, as with pretty much every single other natural habitat on this planet, it isn’t without its issues. These isolated islands have got some pretty big problems being caused by some very little animals. Before Maori settlement in the early to mid-1300s New Zealand’s two big islands and numerous surrounding smaller islands were completely human-free. Since our species arrived, the country has seen its (largely endemic) bird population plummet, with numerous near and complete extinctions of some seriously amazing species, including all nine species of moa - a giant, flightless bird that reached heights of up to 3.6 metres, weighed up to 250kg and laid 4kg eggs, and the giant Haast eagle - the largest eagle to have ever lived, with talons reaching 8cm, a wingspan of up to 3 metres and standing at a metre tall. Throughout history, New Zealand’s native species have faced many threats - overhunting, land use changes and habitat destruction - but in the modern day, the most pressing threat to New Zealands bird, lizard and insect life are invasive predators. Not only is the wildlife suffering, but the natural habitats are too - reduced bird populations means less seed spreading and less pollination, and habitat health is declining as a result. These predators have been introduced both accidentally and purposefully, sometimes purposefully to try and remove the accidentally introduced ones. But, the NZ government, in collaboration with Predator Free NZ ( https://predatorfreenz.org ) , have set an ambitious target of removing all invasive predators by 2050 - Predator Free 2050 - it’s got a good ring to it right?! This may sound like one of the world’s most ambitious conservation projects due to the predator populations being absolutely huge, but with a massive amount of community and stakeholder support, and some amazing scientific innovation, it might just be possible and in some areas and for some species, it’s already working. Listen as Wildlife Biologist Hannah Mulvany speaks with Jessi Morgan, CEO of Predator Free NZ, about the conservation battle the country is fighting, and how they are getting on. Music sourced from freemusicarchives.org ( http://freemusicarchives.org/ ) Bird song provided by the New Zealand Department of Conservation (DOC)