With 70 stoats taken out of the Waiheke Island population, our native bird eggs and chicks have a much higher chance of making it through to adulthood.

Only two weeks after our third stoat milestone of 40 stoats, we have reached our fourth stoat milestone!

Stoats are coming out of their dens at this time of year, and sometimes families of stoats are seen. Please report any stoat sightings you see.

The team are excited to have exceeded the second milestone of 30 stoats as we head into spring. in addition to these stoats the trap network has also caught 498 rodents and 118 hedgehogs in the last five months. All of these catches are good news for our Waiheke Island wildlife!

Stoats are one of nature’s true athletes. They have very short guts, very little body fat and a high metabolism.