Pete Bird loads a tunnel with a new ink tracker and some peanut butter. Photo: Anthony Behrens

Running the gauntlet

November 2019

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Before every aerial 1080 operation, DOC rangers do the hard yards on the ground, checking to see just how high rat numbers are. Anthony Behrens offered to lend a hand

“I’m not going to be able to make it into Ikawatea,” came the cratchy radio call from Simon the chopper pilot, as we huddled in the ute. “The clag has set in and the wind is getting up.” Resigned to the inevitable, DOC ranger Pete Bird turned to me, shrugged his shoulders and said: “We […]
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