▁plant , ▁insect s ▁and ▁birds ▁including ▁k aka , ▁k ak ar iki ▁and ▁k erer u .. ▁The ▁project ▁involves ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁sod ium ▁flu oro ac et ate ▁( 1 0 8 0 ), ▁tra pping ▁and ▁wild life ▁monitoring . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁DO C ▁found ▁that ▁the ▁programme ▁had ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁" sign ific ant ▁increase ▁in ▁the ▁call ▁counts ▁of ▁several ▁bird ▁species ". ▁However , ▁further ▁research ▁indicates ▁that ▁rat ▁numbers ▁can ▁be ▁fully ▁re - est ab lished ▁within ▁ 3 0 ▁months ▁of ▁poison ing . ▁ ▁Sh orm an ' s - K ait oke ▁Sh orm an ' s - K ait oke ▁is ▁a ▁tr amp ing ▁route ▁within ▁the ▁Tar ar ua ▁Forest ▁Park . ▁It ▁starts ▁at ▁Put ara ▁in ▁the ▁north - east , ▁near ▁a ▁farm ▁or ▁track ▁previously ▁called ▁Sh orm an ▁and ▁finish es ▁at ▁K ait oke ▁in ▁the ▁south . ▁The ▁classic ▁route ▁follows ▁the ▁to ps ▁of ▁almost ▁the ▁entire ▁Tar ar ua ▁main ▁range , ▁it ▁is ▁approximately ▁ 8 0   km ▁long ▁with ▁ 7 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 8 0 0 0 ▁metres ▁of ▁as cent ▁and ▁descent . ▁There ▁is ▁virt ually ▁no ▁level ▁ground ▁nor ▁straight ▁sections ▁of ▁track ▁and ▁the ▁whole ▁route ▁is ▁very ▁exposed ▁to ▁the ▁frequent ▁storm s ▁that ▁swe ep ▁across ▁the ▁Tar aru as . ▁An ▁uno fficial ly ▁recogn ised ▁challenge ▁amongst ▁Well