We will be continuing the current pest control and monitoring of rat populations in the *Mainland Island area and the wider Northern Forest of East Harbour Regional Park.

Our August monitoring showed that rats have increased to a problematic level (94% coverage in the control area). We will increase the pest control by:

• installing bait in the secure bait stations in the Mainland Island, and
• using an additional and faster acting toxin for one month.

We will monitor this closely to measure whether there is a need to do further management, or to reduce back to normal levels of control.