Trapline tramping

September 2018

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September 2018

Resetting a trap on the Longview-Kinvig trapline in the Southern Ruahines. Photo: Anthony Behrens
Trampers around the country are heading off-track to help save native birds from the brink of extinction. George Driver discovers the tales of the trapline trampers. Rugged peaks, beech forest, glacial valleys – the features of Matukituki Valley in Mt Aspiring National Park kept drawing Gillian Crombie and her family back for decades. But on […]
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