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We are helping Dunedin residents get involved in backyard trapping to reduce numbers of possums, rats and stoats across the city. If you live near a reserve or forest, have a section with bush, or are being visited by possums, we’d like to get a trap on your property. We provide traps on loan, baits, […]

Possums are the main predator species we’re targeting. Rats and mustelids (stoats ferrets and weasels) are also highly destructive to native birds and plants so we’re aiming to reduce their numbers. Other species such as mice and hedgehogs are also trapped. For millions of years, our native wildlife evolved without the threat of ground-based mammal […]

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Kate Tanner Project Coordinator Kate is our Project Coordinator and has years of conservation experience in Dunedin. She has previously worked for the Halo Project, Otago Peninsula Biodiversity Group, the Department of Conservation and the Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust. There isn’t a lot Kate doesn’t do: you’ll see her out installing traps, working with volunteers, engaging […]

We have hundreds of possum, rat and mustelid traps covering some of Dunedin’s most important urban parks and reserves. City Sanctuary trap lines span from Chingford Park to Ross Creek Reserve and Signal Hill, down through the Botanic and Woodhaugh Gardens, spreading along the Town Belt to Jubilee Park and bushy areas in Caversham. These […]

Imagine hearing the playful cries of kākā in your garden or being awakened by a rich chorus of birdsong. This is part of the vision to see our city become a sanctuary where native wildlife and people flourish together. Dunedin already has some of the best urban wildlife in the country, but our precious native […]

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City Sanctuary 17/01/2025 City Sanctuary 17/01/2025 Read More City Sanctuary 10/01/2025 City Sanctuary 10/01/2025 Read More City Sanctuary 31/12/2024 City Sanctuary 31/12/2024 Read More City Sanctuary 23/12/2024 City Sanctuary 23/12/2024 Read More City Sanctuary 18/12/2024 City Sanctuary 18/12/2024 Read More City Sanctuary 05/12/2024 City Sanctuary 05/12/2024 Read More City Sanctuary 02/12/2024 City Sanctuary 02/12/2024 Read […]

The Town Belt Bird Count is a trail of 10 signs threaded along the city green belt where you can help count birds. Read More Our very own Catherine recently spent two weeks working with one of Aotearoa’s most fascinating native birds Read More Our monthly operational newsletter The City Sanctuary Dispatch aims to keep […]

City Sanctuary 17/01/2025 City Sanctuary 17/01/2025 Read More City Sanctuary 10/01/2025 City Sanctuary 10/01/2025 Read More City Sanctuary 31/12/2024 City Sanctuary 31/12/2024 Read More City Sanctuary 23/12/2024 City Sanctuary 23/12/2024 Read More City Sanctuary 18/12/2024 City Sanctuary 18/12/2024 Read More City Sanctuary 05/12/2024 City Sanctuary 05/12/2024 Read More City Sanctuary 02/12/2024 City Sanctuary 02/12/2024 Read […]

City Sanctuary 17/01/2025 City Sanctuary 17/01/2025 Read More City Sanctuary 10/01/2025 City Sanctuary 10/01/2025 Read More City Sanctuary 31/12/2024 City Sanctuary 31/12/2024 Read More City Sanctuary 23/12/2024 City Sanctuary 23/12/2024 Read More City Sanctuary 18/12/2024 City Sanctuary 18/12/2024 Read More City Sanctuary 05/12/2024 City Sanctuary 05/12/2024 Read More City Sanctuary 02/12/2024 City Sanctuary 02/12/2024 Read […]

Predator Free Dunedin works towards removing the last possums from the peninsula. Read More St Clair trapper and local physio Duncan shares health benefits of trapping. Read More We’ve crunched the numbers for all our trapping data from Dunedin’s northern suburbs since the project began. Read More Celebrating our incredible volunteers at Orokonui Ecosanctuary on […]

The Town Belt Bird Count is a trail of 10 signs threaded along the city green belt where you can help count birds. Read More Our very own Catherine recently spent two weeks working with one of Aotearoa’s most fascinating native birds Read More Our monthly operational newsletter The City Sanctuary Dispatch aims to keep […]

City Sanctuary 17/01/2025 City Sanctuary 17/01/2025 Read More City Sanctuary 10/01/2025 City Sanctuary 10/01/2025 Read More City Sanctuary 31/12/2024 City Sanctuary 31/12/2024 Read More City Sanctuary 23/12/2024 City Sanctuary 23/12/2024 Read More City Sanctuary 18/12/2024 City Sanctuary 18/12/2024 Read More City Sanctuary 05/12/2024 City Sanctuary 05/12/2024 Read More City Sanctuary 02/12/2024 City Sanctuary 02/12/2024 Read […]