Eradication aim for elusive NZ pest

• Published date: 26 January 2022
• Publication title: Whanganui Midweek

Holidaymakers out tramping and camping this summer are being urged to keep an eye out for signs of an unwanted pest — the wallaby

Residents and those visiting parts of Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Canterbury and Otago regions, where populations are known to exist, can play a vital role in stemming the rising population of this silent pest.

Walsh says while wallabies are naturally elusive, hiding in bush or scrub during the day and coming out to feed at night, reported sightings of wallabies — dead, alive, paw...