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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Remembering Ben

The Whakatipu Wildlife Trust family would like to commemorate the recent passing of our long time trustee Ben Perchik. Ben was a part of Whakatipu Wildlife Trust right…

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What are our birds up to?

The Crested Grebes | Pūteketeke are nesting! Three natural nests have been spotted at Lake Hayes, and the pair in Queenstown Bay are working on a nest on…

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Photo Competition Winners 2024

We’d like to give a huge thank you to all of those who entered this year’s Wildlife Photography Competition! We had 45 stunning images entered – we are…

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