Predator Free Dunedin

Once upon a time, Ōtepoti would have had the most incredible birdsong. Predator Free Dunedin plans to bring it back. As the Wildlife Capital of New Zealand, we’re already a community that embraces nature. If we pull together, we can have birdlife that’s the envy of the world.

Predator Free Dunedin is a conservation collective of more than 20 organisations working collaboratively to protect native biodiversity and strengthen communities.

Together, our members share a long-term vision to get rid of possums, rats and stoats from Dunedin’s urban and rural landscapes by 2050. We are strengthening existing projects and linking the areas between by supporting new predator control initiatives.

Our work is being delivered by three partners who are leading on-the-ground efforts across three main areas — the Otago Peninsula, in the City and across West Harbour and Mount Cargill.

Already, we have more than 6,000 devices on the ground and our community has removed more than 48,000 predators from Dunedin — helping native taonga species to thrive and creating resilient communities where nature can thrive.