Trap network updates
Our Predator Free Chathams trap network is serviced every three months by staff and volunteers. We publish the latest stats here.
As of our last service in May, we have 138 AT220 traps in our network, thanks to grants and the support of generous individuals. Catch numbers are below.
We estimate we need between 630-700 AT220s in this network, which covers 7500ha in the northeast of Rēkohu/Wharekauri and includes two buffer zones and some community-based traps. This means we need 526 more AT220s.
If you’d like to help us fill the network, head over to our Sponsor a Trap page or send us an email.
Paddy, one of our star volunteers, helps with the post driver to install an AT220 (with some help from his dad).
Autumn service – May 2025
| No. traps in field | 72 | TOTAL TO DATE |
| Possums caught | 312 | 538 |
| Rats caught | 531 | 775 |
| New traps put out | 63 | 138 |
Our partners the Hokotehi Moriori Trust are also carrying out trapping around a site where tītī/hakoakoa/sooty shearwaters have been translocated to revive an old colony. This falls within the Predator Free Chathams pilot area, and as of our autumn service their traps had caught:
- 55 possums
- 25 feral cats
AT220 trap in the northeast trapping network.
Summer service – January 2025
| No. traps in field | 51 |
| Possums caught | 192 |
| Rats caught | 244 |
| New traps put out | 63 |
