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| Gillies, C.; Pierce, R.; Clout, M.; King, C.M. | |
| Home ranges of introduced mustelids and feral cats at Trounson Kauri Park, New Zealand | |
| 2000 Mammal Review (30): 227-232 | |
Trounson Kauri Park in Northland, New Zealand comprises 450 ha of forest, surrounded by grazed pastureland. The New Zealand Department of Conservation aims to control introduced mammalian pests at Trounson to such a level that would allow reintroduction of locally extinct fauna and allow recovery of those native species still present in the park. Prior to and throughout mammalian pest control operations at Trounson, the minimum home ranges of four Stoats, one male Ferret and 11 feral Cats were examined by radio-telemetry. The home ranges of all these carnivores were large relative to the areas where pest control was being undertaken at Trounson. The minimum average home range of three males Stoats was 108 ñ 19 ha and the minimum home range of one female Stoat was 50 ha. The male Ferret has a minimum home range of 179 ha. The average minimum home range of male feral Cats was 305 ñ 74 ha and the minimum home range of female Cats was 122 ñ 35 ha. All these carnivores were often located in or near the forest-pasture edges, although the Stoats were also often located near streams or swampy areas of the park. |
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