The Whakatipu Wildlife Trust work with community environmental groups to support, connect and foster predator control efforts. We represent a unified voice for wildlife in the Whakatipu Basin; working towards a predator free Whakatipu.

Why we trap

Find out about the different predator species we target and why they are such an issue to the Whakatipu’s native wildlife.

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Our groups

There are now over 70 community trapping groups within the Whakatipu basin! Find out about your local group…

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We have some brand new merchandise so you can show your support for native wildlife. All proceeds go to support our ongoing work.

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Latest News

Summer Trapping Catches and Monitoring Updates

Read on for updates on catch rates and predator monitoring in the Whakatipu Basin. Catch Totals The graph above compares shows the catch totals for the first three…

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New Trapping Projects

We were pleased to roll out five new trapping projects this summer: AT220s in Arrowtown – Les Hutchins Conservation Fund grant A huge thank you to Leslie Hutchins…

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What are our birds up to?

Kākā spotted at Lake Hayes Estate! The bird was spotted by a member of the public in a walnut tree in their backyard, then reported to one of…

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