Our long time Community Ranger and communications expert, Zac Martin, will soon take flight on a new adventure working with the Dunedin City Baptist Church and studying part-time at Otago University. Project Manager, Catherine reflects on Zac’s contribution across the breadth of the City Sanctuary project over the past four years.    ”It seems like […]

31 Jan Written By City Sanctuary Word cloud of responses about what makes Dunedin special.  In October, City Sanctuary released a survey to get a pulse on how Dunedin residents feel about predator control activities in the city, the impact of predators in the local environment and how we can sustainably support predator control.  The survey […]

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There are hundreds of possum and rat traps set in Dunedin’s urban parks and reserves. We’re looking for volunteers to help regularly check these traps and keep them freshly baited. Here’s what’s involved: Trap lines take between 2 -4 hours to complete You will walk your marked line and at each trap dispose of carcasses, […]

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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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 […]

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