Body Odours as Lures for Stoats : Captive and Field Trials.

Eradication and control methods to limit damage caused to native biota in New Zealand by the stoat () rely on effective lures for trapping and detection devices, such as cameras. Long-life semiochemical lures have the potential for targeting stoats in situations where food-based lures are of limited success. The attractiveness of body odours of captive stoats was tested in a series of captive animal and extensive field trials to investigate their potential as trapping and monitoring lures.