Photo: Supplied/Predator Free Dunedin
Conservationists expect to officially declare the Otago Peninsula possum-free soon and put more pest species in their sights.
There have been years of mahi from residents, community groups and the Predator Free Dunedin collaboration to remove the pest from about 9000 hectares on the peninsula.
A steep patchwork of backyards, gullies and bush is the last line of defence to stop them from reinvading.
More than 25,000 possums have been removed from the area over the years.
The Halo Project, a delivery partner of Predator Free Dunedin, is leading th
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