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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 […]

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 9 December 2023. Read More Students involved with Town Belt Kaitiaki are helping check […]

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 you up-to-date about project developments, provide seasonal trapping advice, and share stories from local trappers. Read More Read City Sanctuary’s new monthly operational newsletter The […]

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 9 December 2023. Read More Students involved with Town Belt Kaitiaki are helping check […]

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 you up-to-date about project developments, provide seasonal trapping advice, and share stories from local trappers. Read More Read City Sanctuary’s new monthly operational newsletter The […]

Buying a trap is a great option if you want to get involved in backyard trapping but don’t live in City Sanctuary’s operating area. Dunedin’s i-SITE/DOC Visitor Centre is selling possum and rat traps that are easy to use, humane-tested, and safe for pets and kids. You can also pick up some non-toxic chew cards […]

What we’ve learned so far about how to do urban predator control in Dunedin City. Read More Elijah is one of our trappers in the Botanic Garden and shares more about the Rhododendron Dell line. Read More Jess is one of our trap line volunteers and today shares more about why she volunteers. Read More […]

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. Read More More than 100 kids from around Dunedin recently took part in a trap building workshop at Mitre 10. Read More The streets of North Dunedin are no […]

Even if you haven’t seen any predators on your property it doesn’t mean they aren’t living near by or passing through regularly. Having a trap baited and set on your property helps provide a line of defence in your area for when a predator does pass through. Each individual trap contributes to the overall network […]

Want to help native wildlife (and your vege patch) through backyard trapping?  Head along to the Valley Project Community Rooms anytime during Valley Project opening hours. The team will have monitoring devices (tracking tunnels, chew cards and trail cameras) available to help you find out what might be lurking in your backyard and traps to […]

13 September 2021 Written by Craig Dunlop Kim Cameron (left) and Craig Dunlop (right) out setting traps with The Halo Project. After 30 years living in England, my wife and I decided that it was time to return to New Zealand, and of course there was only one place to live and that was Dunedin. […]

8 December 2021 Written by Ian McLennan Ian McLennan (left) with neighbour and fellow trapper Ian Maze (right) getting ready to install stoat traps. What motivated you to start trapping with your neighbours? My property overlooks privately-owned bush land that is contiguous with Ross Creek reserve. The sight of this bush enhances my life: my […]

We’re helping Caversham residents get involved in backyard predator control to protect native wildlife. Backyard trapping in Caversham We’re providing free rat and possum traps to 1 in 10 households in Caversham. Our traps are easy to use, humane tested and are safe to set around pets. We aren’t using any toxins in our project. […]

Caversham is the third suburban trapping area, alongside Māori Hill and North Dunedin, where City Sanctuary is implementing backyard predator control to help protect native wildlife. The aim of our three trapping areas is to reduce predator numbers while finding out which trap types are most effective in urban areas, what motivates people to trap, […]