TRAPPING

The Waikawa Beach Environment Group are building up a trapping network in the area of the Village and the Strathnaver subdivision. Not all traps are currently being recorded, and therefore do not show on the map below.

There is a group on trap.nz operating nearby at Lake Waiorongomai. There is also a group trapping around Lake Huritini at the end of Walkers lane. They have reported an increase in bird life around the lake as more kills have been recorded. The WBEG group will be arranging a visit to the Huritini site later in 2025. Kills are being recorded on the Trap.NZ web site https://trap.nz/project/27056264/info

Recording a kill on the Phone App (Android).

As well as the web page the phone application allows you to record your trapping successes. It offers a simple GPS map, that shows nearby traps, with the ability to record information like species, sex age (adult/juvinelle) and whether you have rebaited the trap. You can also record an image of your kills for for future reference.

Open the phone app to the map showing all your traps.

The phone GPS should locate the nearest trap automatically but the map may take time to sync.

Select the trap.

Select / edit the time and date of the kill, i.e. change it to midnight of the day you clear the trap.
Record the species that was caught other may be suitable for some animals, optionally record the species age and sex if obvious.
Optionally take a picture of the kill using the camer or from the gallery if alread taken.
Long press the save button to record.