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City Sanctuary Dispatch | April 2022

Our monthly operational newsletter The City Sanctuary Dispatch aims to keep you up-to-date about project developments, provide seasonal trapping advice, and share stories from local trappers.

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Backyard Legends #4

Roger lives up in Māori Hill and has been trapping possums in his backyard for the past two years.

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Backyard Legends #3

Ian shares how his neighbourhood is working together to create an urban sanctuary for native wildlife to flourish.

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Tips for summer bird watching

What are Dunedin's birds doing over the summer? Mary Thompson shares some tips for summer bird watching in Otago.

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Protecting Woodhaugh Gardens

Woodhaugh Gardens has a rich history as one of Dunedin’s oldest parks and is home to many treasured birds and plants.

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Volunteer Legends: Craig Dunlop

City Sanctuary has a growing team of dedicated volunteers who give their time to help protect native wildlife in our city.

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Protecting the special Town Belt

The Town Belt is part of City Sanctuary’s reserve trapping network. The area has a rich natural history as a home for many precious native species.

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Rats evicted from student flats

The streets of North Dunedin are no longer safe for predators, with almost 90 student flats now trapping from their backyards.

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Backyard Legends #2

Uni students Toby and Emma have been backyard trapping from their North Dunedin flat since the start of the year.

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Aquinas College students get stuck in

It has been a busy week of checking possum traps for students at Aquinas who recently established a trap line around their hall of residence.

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