Date: 11th January 2024
A community-led urban catchment restoration project was started by WAI Wānaka in 2023, led by Oliver Eden-Mann, involving residents near Lakeside Road in Wānaka. The members of the working group decided that they’d like to include pest trapping in their project so we stepped in to help out, train the volunteers and provide some traps. The trapline was installed during October 2023 between Eely Point and the Yacht Club alongside a recreation track. Just two days after installation, a possum had been caught! Proving that urban possums are lurking everywhere.
Reducing predator numbers alongside the lake will hopefully increase the breeding success of many water birds such as ducks, scaup, crested grebes and grey teal. This project is a fantastic example of multiple organisations and residents working together to achieve their restoration goals by planting native trees, reducing pest numbers, and monitoring water flowing through the catchment.
Trapline Coordinator: Simon Ellis
Posted in: Trapping Groups