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Management of brushtail possums
The following map shows the areas of the country where possum control or surveillance was carried out by the Animal Health Board (the organisation responsible for managing and implementing the National Pest Management Strategy for bovine Tb) and the Department of Conservation in 2006.
Areas where sustained management of brushtail possums was carried out by the Department of Conservation and Animal Health Board, 2006
Note: Council possum control activities are not included on this map.
Data sources: Animal Health Board and Department of Conservation.
This information has come from the latest national state of the environment report Environment New Zealand 2007.
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Last updated: December 2008
