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'Bandit' possum tracked to lair on Otago Peninsula
Otago Daily Times Kimberley Collins 12/12/2023 Otago Daily Times Kimberley Collins 12/12/2023

'Bandit' possum tracked to lair on Otago Peninsula

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Efforts bringing ‘audible’ results
Otago Daily Times Kimberley Collins 11/11/2023 Otago Daily Times Kimberley Collins 11/11/2023

Efforts bringing ‘audible’ results

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1000 mustelids eradicated
Otago Daily Times Kimberley Collins 19/08/2023 Otago Daily Times Kimberley Collins 19/08/2023

1000 mustelids eradicated

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Playing possum — bandit on the run
Otago Daily Times Kimberley Collins 11/04/2023 Otago Daily Times Kimberley Collins 11/04/2023

Playing possum — bandit on the run

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More than 50,000 possums trapped in four years
Otago Daily Times Kimberley Collins 12/12/2022 Otago Daily Times Kimberley Collins 12/12/2022

More than 50,000 possums trapped in four years

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Strengths on show in PM’s visit to South
Otago Daily Times Kimberley Collins 10/09/2022 Otago Daily Times Kimberley Collins 10/09/2022

Strengths on show in PM’s visit to South

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Feral cat numbers again in the spotlight
Otago Daily Times Kimberley Collins 30/06/2022 Otago Daily Times Kimberley Collins 30/06/2022

Feral cat numbers again in the spotlight

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Be very afraid, rodents
Otago Daily Times Kimberley Collins 06/06/2022 Otago Daily Times Kimberley Collins 06/06/2022

Be very afraid, rodents

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Our fireside-snoozing hunters
Otago Daily Times Kimberley Collins 25/05/2022 Otago Daily Times Kimberley Collins 25/05/2022

Our fireside-snoozing hunters

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Council urged to consider cat control
Otago Daily Times Kimberley Collins 05/05/2022 Otago Daily Times Kimberley Collins 05/05/2022

Council urged to consider cat control

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Trapping programme to involve community in catching predators
Otago Daily Times Kimberley Collins 26/04/2022 Otago Daily Times Kimberley Collins 26/04/2022

Trapping programme to involve community in catching predators

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Wenita gets right behind predator initiative
Otago Daily Times Kimberley Collins 21/03/2022 Otago Daily Times Kimberley Collins 21/03/2022

Wenita gets right behind predator initiative

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Fighting for ‘what should be here’
Otago Daily Times Kimberley Collins 25/02/2022 Otago Daily Times Kimberley Collins 25/02/2022

Fighting for ‘what should be here’

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Predator Free Dunedin to expand
Otago Daily Times Kimberley Collins 02/02/2022 Otago Daily Times Kimberley Collins 02/02/2022

Predator Free Dunedin to expand

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Trapping project catches 1000th possum
Otago Daily Times Kimberley Collins 25/11/2021 Otago Daily Times Kimberley Collins 25/11/2021

Trapping project catches 1000th possum

City Sanctuary has trapped 1000 possums this year in an effort to help native wildlife flourish.

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Predator Free City Now a Step Closer
Otago Daily Times Kimberley Collins 11/11/2021 Otago Daily Times Kimberley Collins 11/11/2021

Predator Free City Now a Step Closer

The latest urban predator control equipment is now easily accessible to the public through a new ‘‘trap shop’’at the Dunedin iSite and Department of Conservation Visitor Centre in the Octagon.

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Tiny birds pick high-security spot for nest
Otago Daily Times Kimberley Collins 11/11/2021 Otago Daily Times Kimberley Collins 11/11/2021

Tiny birds pick high-security spot for nest

New Zealand’s smallest endemic birds are taking extreme security measures. A pair of tītipounamu (riflemen) and their four just-hatched chicks have made a home inside a possum trap on Otago Peninsula.

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Helping the Bush to Breathe
Otago Daily Times Kimberley Collins 05/11/2021 Otago Daily Times Kimberley Collins 05/11/2021

Helping the Bush to Breathe

Clare Fraser takes a look at the work involved in managing the bush area at the Dunedin Botanic Garden to ensure its future.

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Backyard Trapping on the Rise
Otago Daily Times Kimberley Collins 03/10/2021 Otago Daily Times Kimberley Collins 03/10/2021

Backyard Trapping on the Rise

Pest trapping and backyard efforts to care for nature are ramping up in North Dunedin this spring, led by the team at Open Valley Urban Ecosanctuary (Open VUE).

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Great Kereru Count Takes Off for Final Time
Otago Daily Times Kimberley Collins 16/09/2021 Otago Daily Times Kimberley Collins 16/09/2021

Great Kereru Count Takes Off for Final Time

Look to the skies and listen out for whooshing wings, it is almost time for the Great Kereru Count 2021

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