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Eliminating possums from the peninsula for good!
Predator Free Dunedin works towards removing the last possums from the peninsula.
3 health benefits of trapping
St Clair trapper and local physio Duncan shares health benefits of trapping.
Shining light on our trap catch history
We’ve crunched the numbers for all our trapping data from Dunedin’s northern suburbs since the project began.
Volunteer celebration 2023
Celebrating our incredible volunteers at Orokonui Ecosanctuary on 9 December 2023.
School kids protect the Town Belt
Students involved with Town Belt Kaitiaki are helping check traps in the Town Belt.
North East Valley’s hidden gems
Learn more about two special reserves in North East Valley.
Volunteer stories: protecting Ross Creek, one trap at a time
Ken and Elly are part of the crew of volunteer trappers that check traps in Dunedin’s beautiful Ross Creek Reserve.
Volunteer stories: meeting the Prime Minister
Marie was one of our first trap line volunteers and last year had the opportunity to meet former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
7 birds that used to live in Dunedin
If we turned the clock back several hundred years, Dunedin/Ōtepoti would have been a very different place.
Tasty possum recipes
Our Community Ranger Penny has been dabbling in possum cuisine and shares some tips and recipes for a marsupial meal.
How to make a lizard-friendly backyard
Tips about how to find and protect lizards living in your garden.
How to make friends and alienate possums
What we’ve learned so far about how to do urban predator control in Dunedin City.
Volunteer stories: A walk in the park checking traps
Elijah is one of our trappers in the Botanic Garden and shares more about the Rhododendron Dell line.
Volunteer stories: A fantail on a walking pole
Jess is one of our trap line volunteers and today shares more about why she volunteers.
Strawberry jam lures in possums
Backyard trapper Neville always uses a bit of strawberry jam to lure possums in.
New homes for NZ’s tiniest bird
We’ve also removed more than 2000 possums from Dunedin City!
One less stoat in Dunedin
Check out this stoat we recently caught in a Fraser’s Gully trap.
Pumpkin eating possum
One of our backyard trappers recently had a hungry thief visit her veggie garden.