This is an important time of year to do predator control. It is the breeding season for native birds and many will be sitting on nests. Bird eggs and chicks are also vulnerable. Across New Zealand, more than 25 million native birds, eggs, and chicks are eaten by introduced predators every year. Trapping also helps […]
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Caught on camera: the possums of North East Valley – City Sanctuary
By Meg DavidsonThis article was originally featured in the Valley Voice (September 2020). RIP Stumpy. Sorry, but your nightly feasts on my kōwhai, silverbeet and cabbage seedlings had to stop. If we hadn’t got an infrared camera, you and your friends probably would have chomped through my entire vege garden by now and would be […]
Trap Drop (Maori Hill) – City Sanctuary
City Sanctuary is delivering free rat traps to people living in Maori Hill. Summer is a great time to trap rats. Native birds like tūī, bellbirds and kererū will be raising their young, making them vulnerable to predation. You can help reduce the number of rats in Maori Hill by hosting a trap. Together, we can […]
Pilot Suburbs – City Sanctuary
We’re actively supporting communities in Māori Hill, North Dunedin and Caversham to get residents trapping in their backyards. These pilot suburbs will allow us to trial and understand the best way to engage, support and collaborate with communities to help achieve city-wide predator control. Funding and support is available for residents and community groups to […]
Maori Hill community trap library – City Sanctuary
City Sanctuary is supporting 1 in 10 households to protect native wildlife by hosting a trap in their backyard. Come along to the Maori Hill community trap library. Get a monitoring kit to see what predators are visiting your backyard, register for a free trap and meet the friendly City Sanctuary team. Please RSVP below […]
What is the vision for City Sanctuary? – City Sanctuary — Predator Free Dunedin
Our vision is to create a vibrant City Sanctuary where wildlife and communities can thrive, by empowering communities to protect native biodiversity through sustained predator control in backyards and public reserves across Dunedin city.
Maori Hill community trap library – City Sanctuary
City Sanctuary is supporting 1 in 10 households to protect native wildlife by hosting a trap in their backyard. Come along to the Maori Hill community trap library. Get a monitoring kit to see what predators are visiting your backyard, register for a free trap and meet the friendly City Sanctuary team. Please RSVP below […]
Priority reserve: Town Belt – City Sanctuary
The Town Belt is one of City Sanctuary’s priority reserves. The area has a rich natural history as a home for many precious native species. Stretching 4.7km across Mornington, Roslyn, Māori Hill, Woodhaugh and Opoho, the Town Belt provides a green cloak of native and exotic bush that separates the inner city from the outer […]
Why Maori Hill? – City Sanctuary
As one of three pilot suburbs, we’re working with residents in Maori Hill to turn their backyards into a haven for wildlife. These pilot suburbs will allow us to trial and understand the best way to engage, support and collaborate with communities to help achieve city-wide predator control. This includes sending a survey to residents […]
How to use a chew card to monitor backyard predators – City Sanctuary — Predator Free Dunedin
They are filled with a non-toxic hypoallergenic lure that predators will nibble on. Each leaves a unique bite mark, meaning you can figure out what kind of trap is required to protect native wildlife in your backyard (and where to put it). You will need Chew card ingredients Chew cards usually include a paste with […]
Chain Hills Restoration Project – City Sanctuary — Predator Free Dunedin
CHiRP, the Chain Hills Restoration Project, is a concerted effort by the guardians of this land to improve the health of the forest, providing a habitat for birds and other native wildlife to flourish. We’re working hard to tackle introduced predators that threaten native wildlife and to ensure there is abundant food for bird life. […]
Maori Hill community drop-in session – City Sanctuary
Predator Free Dunedin’s City Sanctuary project is supporting 1 in 10 households in Maori Hill to protect native wildlife through backyard predator control. Drop in to the Maori Hill Community Centre on Wednesdays in September from 4pm – 6pm to register for a trap and to pick up a monitoring kit to see what predators […]
Maori Hill community trap library – City Sanctuary
City Sanctuary is supporting 1 in 10 households to protect native wildlife by hosting a trap in their backyard. Come along to the Maori Hill community trap library. Get a monitoring kit to see what predators are visiting your backyard, register for a free trap and meet the friendly City Sanctuary team. Please RSVP below […]
First traps on the ground in Maori Hill – City Sanctuary
Maori Hill is one of three pilot suburbs where we will be trialling the best ways to engage, support and collaborate with communities to help achieve city-wide predator control. The Farrar whānau took home the first Goodnature A24 trap for Maori Hill! This includes testing the effectiveness of two different rats traps. This includes Goodnature […]