Trampers in the Upper Perth River. Photo: Penzy Dinsdale

Concern at huts and tracks in untouched wilderness

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A predator control research project in a wilderness area has lead to fears the status that preserves the wildest parts of the country is being eroded.

Huts, tracks, traps and a full-time team of fluro-clad rangers will be stationed in a wilderness area on the West Coast, which is meant to be free from any sign of development. The infrastructure is part of a predator control research project in the Perth and Barlow valleys in the Adams Wilderness Area. Under the […]

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