The conservation groups of the Wakatipu Wildlife Trust currently have predator control projects in Arrowtown, Arthur's Point, Fernhill/Sunshine Bay, Bob's Cove, Closeburn Station, Kelvin Heights, Wye Creek, Jack's Point, Lakeside Estate, Drift Bay, Kingston, and Paradise - and plan to expand into all communities and major tracks around the Queenstown area. The trust works in close collaboration with the Department of Conservation and also offers free educational programmes such as workshops and market booths for the public. Only by working together can the audacious goal of being Predator-Free by 2050 be achieved.
Whether you’re taking a run along Bush Creek in Arrowtown, taking in the vistas of the Dart River in Paradise, or checking out the steam engine in Kingston, take a moment to spot the native birdlife around you, imagine a predator-free paradise in their future, and remember to take only photographs, and leave only footprints.