Time spent involved in backyard and reserve trapping is improving the health of Wellingtonians. Researcher Dr Danielle Shanahan from Zealandia's Centre for People and Nature surveyed 1200 Wellington residents, and found that levels of depression, anxiety and stress are lower in people who spend more time in… Read more
Posted: 13 April 2020
As we near the end of the year, we’re excited to let you know we are almost predator free on the Miramar Peninsula. Over the last six months we’ve gone from tens of thousands of rats on the peninsula to tens of rats. We are closing in on the last few individual rats in the residential areas, we’re working… Read more
Posted: 19 December 2019
The country’s biggest urban predator eradication operation begins today as the Predator Free Wellington team begin installing 6,000 traps and bait stations in backyards across the Miramar Peninsula. Predator Free Wellington is a 10 year project aiming to make Wellington free of rats, possums and mustelids. Read more
Posted: 8 July 2019
Results from a recent chew card study on the Miramar peninsula shows community trapping efforts are successfully lowering rat numbers, especially in the suburbs. In urban areas where we have a high number of residents’ trapping, we’ve found rat numbers have reduced - only four cards chewed in 2019 compared… Read more
Posted: 27 May 2019
The first stage of our wider plan to make Wellington city predator free kicked off this year with Miramar Peninsula. Our three community liaison officers, Emma, Phil and Joakim have been out on the peninsula every day, walking the streets of Miramar, Seatoun and Strathmore, speaking with the community about… Read more
Posted: 26 May 2019