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Let me know if you do nab a pig Rusky and I'll post you a sample kit. I'll just need you to email me your postal address and we'll be all set.

I've already been in touch with Moonhunt. :)

I've still got a few more sample containers that need to be filled. Anymore people hunting pigs in the North Island over the next couple of months? :)

Hey Rusky, are you interested in going on a pig hunt? I need more tissue samples. I've still got 12 sample capsules to distribute. :)

I've now got the sample collection capsules, so I'll be sending them out shortly. I just need more volunteers to send them to. :)

Once again, my email address is; inger@keymer.name for any...

Sorry Rusky, I don't know what kind of pigs there may have been on the Chatham Islands. Perhaps someone else on this forum knows. DoC wiped out all introduced animals as part of the project to...

So, have we got any more volunteers to go pig hunting for a good cause? :)

I didn't know they'd released them in the Bay of Plenty. Weka are really good at dealing to baby rodents. Don't know if they'd go after young stoats though. I know they'll also go after eggs,...

They haven't done a 1080 drop on the Russell peninsular in 16 years or so. The land owners either take care of possums themselves, or we allow a guy to come through, to fill up his bait stations. ...

We've got Kiwi and Weka living on our farm. Weka are great for keeping rats and mice under control. Since they were released in our valley, we hardly use any rat bait. We have had a few possums...

Better not to liberate domestic pigs at all ! There are enough in the bush already.

Graeme, I've been advised that a fresh sample is best, to put in the collection container with the preservative. Once the sample is in the container, it can be refrigerated until it's sent by...

Yes, as I've said, the Rare Breeds Conservation Society has had it's run-ins with DoC in the past. We managed to save the Enderby cattle from extinction. It was very difficult and required cloning...

Hi Graeme, I can understand your frustration with Government Departments and Local Councils, the Rare Breeds Society has battled with them before. We also had run-ins with DoC in the early years,...

Well now that we've got some of them being captive bred, we can weed out any that show signs of any other breed in them. The DNA samples that we've taken from them should show up any Duroc genetics,...

I'm not sure how widely spread the Canterbury Blues are Munsey? You would need to talk to John Earney (Rare Breeds President) to find that out. He would have more information on the habitat they...

Yes, Munsey, the results will be published, though I don't know in which publication, as that's a long way off yet.

No Hamish, I'm afraid hunting vests won't do the job. ;) We need nice fresh...

That sounds great Moonhunt. I'll email you, if I can guess your correct address from your posting. :)

This project was proposed a few years ago, but stalled. The Rare Breeds Society was contacted again last week, by one of the Professors, to say that the research team is now ready to begin the...

My Other Half says that the ability for the unit to report back, would be hindered by the lack of cell phone coverage in most areas where there is a high number of possums.

If there was good...

I'd like to see greater use made of the CO2, resetting kill stations that have come on the market. They use poison free baits and can kill 10-15 times before the mini gas canister needs to be...

There is international research project being done on the genetic differences between domestic breeds of pigs and various feral pig breeds around the World.

Since NZ has a number of feral pig...