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The Caversham Valley Peripatus:
an example of NZTA & DOC Collaboration
Simon Underwood: NZTA
David Agnew: Department of Conservation
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UNIQUE ECOLOGY OF
CAVERSHAM VALLEY SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS
2013 REAAA Roadshow
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UNIQUE ECOLOGY OF
CAVERSHAM VALLEY SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS
2013 REAAA Roadshow
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UNIQUE ECOLOGY OF
CAVERSHAM VALLEY SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS
2013 REAAA Roadshow
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UNIQUE ECOLOGY OF
CAVERSHAM VALLEY SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS
2013 REAAA Roadshow
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UNIQUE ECOLOGY OF
CAVERSHAM VALLEY SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS
2013 REAAA Roadshow
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UNIQUE ECOLOGY OF
CAVERSHAM VALLEY SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS
2013 REAAA Roadshow
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Accommodating special native flora and fauna when
constructing roading networks is not new.
There are many examples throughout NZ, from Cape Reinga to
Bluff
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KAURI TREES AT WAIPOUA FOREST, SH12.
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BAT ROOST TREES, SH94, EGLINTON VALLEY,
FIORDLAND NATIONAL PARK
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NORTHLAND GREEN GECKOS, NORTHERN
MOTORWAY, SH1 NTH AUCKLAND.
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FERNBIRDS, NORTHERN MOTORWAY, SH1 NTH
AUCKLAND.
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BUT WORKING AROUND AN OBSCURE
INVERTEBRATE IS NOT VERY COMMON!
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• Sometimes called the ‘Missing Link”
• The evolutionary step between a worm and a caterpillar
• They have simple legs that are not as advances as those of a
caterpillar.
• Nocturnal, jets of saliva kill prey
WHAT IS A PERIPATUS?
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• They occur all around the Southern Hemisphere.
• They occur throughout NZ
• A number of different species
• Still being described
WHERE ARE THEY FOUND?
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• Peripatus have not been
extensively studied
• Modern genetic analysis
suggests that small populations
may be unique species.
• If this is accepted, then the
Caversham Peripatus would be
“Cricically Endangered”.
• The same classification as the
kakapo
THE NZ SPECIES ARE STILL BEING DESCRIBED
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• It’s the “missing link”
• Scientifically interesting
• Locally treasured
• Caversham Valley is a key site
• Dunedin City Council even created a reserve for this species
• Local landowners, F&B, committed to protecting them
• Studied by Otago University students
• Opportunity to increase knowledge and awareness
SO……..WHY DO IT?
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• This was because NZTA……
• Accepted the importance of this species from the beginning
• Were very proactive with suggesting options for protection
• Increased the area of reserve land in Caversham Valley
• Translocated displaced peripatus
• Sponsored production of a information/resource document
• Awarded a special award at the Otago Conservation Awards
in 2012.
FROM DOC’S PERSPECTIVE WORKING WITH
NZTA ON THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN GREAT.
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• Established working group
• DOC
• Dunedin City Council
• Ngai Tahu
• F&B
• Dave Randle
• Rod Morris
• Edited, formatted and published
May 2014, by DOC national
Office.
PRODUCTION OF THE PERIPATUS DOCUMENT
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Special thanks to:
Ngai Tahu/Otakou Runaka
Dave Randle
F&B
Rod Morris
DCC