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Trapping

This page was last updated 29th October 2024 

The Lake Kaniere Community is currently in the early stages of planning and establishing a sustainable trapping programme. The long term aims and principles of the programme are explained in the Overview page above and the more detailed document linked from that page.

The actions from October '24 to December '25 are grouped into two ambitious phases:

  • Phase 1 (10/24 - 3/25): Get started with back yard trapping in Hans Bay, Landing & Sunny Bight plus the Kahikatea Forest Walk in Sunny Bight
  • Phase 2 (9/25 - 12/25): Extend into Canoe Cove 

During Phase 1 we are engaging with the Community, enlisting volunteers and sponsors, establishing baseline bird counts and critter tracking, building and placing traps, and recording results in the Trap.nz app. See the presentation to members on 27th October here LKCApresentation20241027

You can now buy and sponsor traps, and volunteer to support this initiative. To do so:

  1. Please complete this Request Form
  2. If you've requested one or more traps ($190 each for the recommended doubles, $130 each for the singles), monthly trap servicing ($25 annually per trap), or to sponsor one or more traps in the Kahikatea walk ($75 p.a. each), please pay now to:
    Lake Kaniere Community Association
    ANZ A/C 06-0665-0588689-00
    Reference (the phone number you used in the Request Form)

Initiation of Phase 2 will depend on the progress with Phase 1. A Community Partnership agreement has been entered into between DOC and LKCA to enable us to operate within the Lake Kaniere Scenic Reserve.

Trapping