The Project
Success Stories
We get a huge buzz from seeing rare birds, reptiles and invertebrates return to the Dansey Road Scenic Reserve. In fact, we’re making new discoveries …
Progress
Check out some of the pretty fantastic progress we've made in the last couple of years.
Introduced Predators
New Zealand’s first mammal predators were dogs and Pacific rats which arrived with Polynesian migrants around 1350. And when Europeans migrated in the late 18th …
Native Species
It’s rare to find an untouched native forest in New Zealand. Many have been logged and regenerated. But once large trees are removed, the eco-system …
The Background
When Captain James Cook and his crew first arrived here in 1769, they described the dawn chorus of New Zealand’s birds as “deafening”. Virtually no predators …
The Vision
The Canopy Conservation Trust is committed to creating a pest-free environment covering approximately 220ha of the Dansey Road Scenic Reserve. Our goal is to provide a …