PHOTO: BRENDA HARWOODThe call is out for Dunedin people to once again be possum detectives, stepping out into the dark during the annual Spotlight on Possums event, which aims to identify possum hot spots around the city. Last year’s event had brought in 170 reports, with 73 possums sighted across the city, including nine on Otago Peninsula. "We are now into the end-game of our possum eradication efforts on Otago Peninsula," Mrs Dale said. This year, the OPBG is enlisting the support of most of the 10 schools on Otago Peninsula, by running a fun competition, with prizes offered by the Royal Albatross Centre and The Opera (Otago Peninsula Eco Restoration Alliance. "The prizes will be for those schools which can sign up the most participants in the Spotlight on Possums event," she said.
