The restoration of Maungatautari has already begun!
In 2005, pests were removed from two pest proof fenced enclosures on the mountain and already the results are clearly visible to visitors as new seedlings spread across the forest floor and the increased bird life can be heard.
Kiwi, takahe and kaka have already been reintroduced into these pest free areas. Maungatautari is coming alive!
As the remaining pests are removed from the main mountain and the ‘lost species’ returned, the result will be a large self-sustaining ecosystem with a diverse range of native species interacting as a community for the first time on the New Zealand mainland for possibly 1,000 years.
Restoration documents
An
ecological restoration plan has been compiled by Dr
Joanna McQueen for the Maungatautari project.
Click
here to download the PDF
(3.4mb)
A
resource document has been prepared by
Janica Amoore and Karen Denyer to assist
people to restore native vegetation
around Maungatautari. It is called
“What to plant in the Maungatautari
Ecological District” and is published by
Environment Waikato. Click here to
download a copy
Click here to download a copy
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Rata on Maungatautari photo
by Phil Brown |
Morepork on Maungatautari photo by Phil Brown |
