Bottle Rock

Bottle Rock is a small island in Marlborough, New Zealand. It is part of the Queen Charlotte Sound / Tōtaranui, and on the edge of Resolution Bay.[1]

Bottle Rock
Geography
Coordinates41.126918°S 174.242275°E / -41.126918; 174.242275
Administration
New Zealand
RegionMarlborough
Demographics
Populationuninhabited

The land surrounding Bottle Rock is known as the Bottle Rock penninsula, which has been the site of the removal of pests such as rats, possums, and stoats. Unconventionally, fences were not used to keep the pests out. Instead, they created various lines of traps and called this a 'virtual barrier'. Electronic beacons are also used to detect when a trap has been activated.[2][3] Wasps have also been reduced using stations of protein bait that contain insecticide. This bait does not attract bees.[4]

See also

References
  1. "NZGB Gazetteer". Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  2. "ZIP Report to 30 June 2015" (PDF). Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  3. Harvie, Will (4 November 2016). "Predator-free New Zealand: No fences allowed". Stuff. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  4. Samantha, Gee (29 June 2015). "Pilot keeps down wasp numbers in Nelson". The Nelson Mail.


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