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100th Willowbank hatched rowi heads to kiwi crèche
Posted by Rowi Ranger
Thursday, November 5th, 2009 at 12:18 pm

This week we said goodbye to the 100th chick to be hatched at Willowbank Wildlife Reserve through BNZ Operation Nest Egg - not a small achievement considering there are only around 350 rowi in existence!

The young chick has been named Hira - maori for ‘of consequence’.

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Season Update...
Eggs Detected
69
Eggs Rescued
51
Chicks Hatched
21
Chicks Rescued
5
Pairs Monitored
62
Individuals Monitored
27
Total Rowi
Population
350
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