In a bid to eradicate predators and protect native bird life, Whanganui primary school pupils are swapping school shoes for gumboots.
In July last year the Government announced its goal of ridding the country of possums, rats and stoats by 2050.
And St Johns Hill School have been leading the way with their Halo project.
A group of Year 6 pupils have led the project by setting up traps around the yard of the school property and monitoring them daily.
Deputy principal Kevin Booth said it was about educating the pupils and creating awareness of predator damage to native bird populations in the school's backyard.