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National Possum Control Agencies - Department of Conservation

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ABOUT NPCA<br />

The <strong>National</strong> <strong>Possum</strong> <strong>Control</strong> <strong>Agencies</strong> was established in the early 1990s to help co-ordinate possum<br />

control. In November 2001 a constitution was approved that reaffi rmed NPCA’s aims and objects and the<br />

importance <strong>of</strong> co-ordination in possum control and vertebrate pest control in general.<br />

OVERALL AIM<br />

To provide a co-ordinating forum that will contribute to the effectiveness <strong>of</strong> all the agencies involved with<br />

the possum and vertebrate pest problem in New Zealand and to assist agencies with:<br />

• protectin g the farming industry from the effects <strong>of</strong> bovine Tb, and<br />

• achievin g conservation benefi ts and positive environmental outcomes.<br />

<strong>National</strong> <strong>Possum</strong><br />

<strong>Control</strong> <strong>Agencies</strong>

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