Otago Peninsula Biodiversity Group chairman Hoani Langsbury (left) and Predator Free Dunedin project leader Rhys Millar celebrate the peninsula being possum free while holding a trap. Photo: Gerard O'BrienPossums have had their final termination on the Otago Peninsula. It makes the peninsula one of the first inhabited landscape-scale areas in New Zealand to eliminate possums. It cemented Dunedin’s place as the wildlife capital of New Zealand and was a defining moment for conservation in New Zealand, chairwoman of Predator Free Dunedin’s Sally Peart said. The achievement came from 15 years of determined community effort led by the Otago Peninsula Biodiversity Group (OPBG) and Predator Free Dunedin (PFD).

Source: Otago Daily Times March 10, 2026 21:59 UTC