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Last Seasons Chicks Returned to Okarito
Posted by Rowi Ranger
Friday, October 16th, 2009 at 10:48 am
This week we returned the remainder of last season chicks back to Okarito.
Iain, Ieuan and Lucy had a trip out to Motuara Island on Sunday to collect 8 of last year’s chicks. On Monday they had big drive back to Okarito, stopping briefly in Hokitika for Richard Wallace from Makawhio to give the bird, and staff, a blessing to help them on their journey home. The 8 chicks all now over 1000 grams were welcomed back to the forest by 8 helpful volunteers that lent Anna, Duncan and Haley a hand to carrying them to their new home. After a wee walk we left all the birds peacefully in their new home and their big journey was over.
Rowi in its burrow in Okarito bush
It was a really great event and awesome to have some of the Franz Josef locals help with the return. Seeing their excitement on their faces and hearing their comment “that is the best thing I have ever done” “I feel so privileged to do something so special”, makes everyone on the Rowi team realise what a great job we all have.
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Five intensively managed kiwi sanctuaries exist on mainland New Zealand – in Northland, Coromandel, Tongariro, Okarito and Haast – set up by the government to help kiwi survive and thrive on the mainland.
