Pest Animals

There are a number of feral animals living in the wild in Marlborough. Many of these are threatening our native ecosystems and productive agricultural land. Generally the distribution of these animals is widespread and without everyone undertaking a level of responsibility the impact of these species can be detrimental.

Below are the animals identified in the Regional Pest Management Strategy as "pest" in Marlborough.

Total control pest animals

Rooks

Go to our webpage on Rooks

Containment control pest animals

Feral rabbits

Go to our webpage on feral rabbits

Possums

Go to our webpage on possums

Surveillance pest animals

Invasive ants

Go to our webpage on invasive ants

Pest information

Information on the above pests and other pest animals such as wasps, is available in the biosecurity section of this website as it is of value to know more about these animals and how they can be controlled.

Go to our biosecurity section