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    • Tracking tunnels outside with footprints on recording paper.
    Rights: The University of Waikato Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato Published 8 July 2010 Size: 8.1 MB Referencing Hub media

    Tracking tunnels are one method of monitoring species living in an area.

    They are useful to note if any unwanted species are present in areas where introduced mammals have been eradicated.

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