Eastbourne Possum trapping in East harbour reserve

This lovely walk of about 7 hours I had done already so I knew what to expect from the walking uphills and downhills. The last time we did this project it was extremely humid, but this time it was a lovely sunny day, which is unusual, but also a nice breeze to cool us down.
We did have 4 new people from the last time, so they were not quite sure what to expect and where very happy once we reached the top of the hill and having the beautiful views of Wellington harbour and city. On the way to our trap lines, we came across other lines. We found a possum in one of these traps hanging from the tree. It was not a very nice sight, as they look so cute. Especially seeing that the day before at Nga Manu I had see a live one in the reserve. Toby then released the animal from the trap. On our lines thankfully we did not find any possums.

Wellington harbour view from the top of the hill



The guys having a break at the top of the hill


The possum in the trap against the tree



Toby releasing the possum from the trap



Lunch time scenery



Lunch time


Lunch time gang



the scenery around us during our tracking line



the river that we need to cross multiple times to follow our trap line



yet another view of the river and the lovely palm trees