Our mission is to help the Koraunui Stokes Valley community achieve the goal of making New Zealand Predator Free by 2050.
An estimated 68,000 native birds are killed in New Zealand by introduced predators every night. The Predator Free NZ Trust estimate roughly that having a trap in every 5th urban backyard is enough to create a safe environment for our native wildlife to flourish.
Imagine living in a suburb which resonates to a dawn chorus of birds each morning and in which tui, kereru, piwakawaka (fantails), korimako (bellbirds) and other native wildlife like skinks and geckos are a common sight. It’s happening in other communities around New Zealand. Together as a community we can make it a reality in Stokes Valley too!!
Backyard trapping is easy and it has lots of benefits both for your garden and the native wildlife that visits it.
A backyard trap doesn’t need to be fancy or expensive (we may even be able to supply you with one). What’s important is that households set and clear their traps regularly. We only ask that you report what you’ve trapped through to us once a fortnight.