Rowi Project Blog

This is our first blog post for “Rowi Project”.

The BNZ Operation Nest Egg cycle of kiwi life is in full swing. Kiwi couples are laying eggs, rangers are lifting the eggs to safety, Willowbank is incubating and hatching these eggs and the team is collecting last season’s chicks now they are big enough to return to Okarito and defend themselves against predators.

Packing a collected rowi egg for transport

New wheels - The Rowi Express
Finally we have received our shiny new rowi vehicle - this is going to turn heads in a positive way. It’s looking great and all set for the big chick release on 30 September.

The Rowi Express

Sad news…
One of our kiwi named Sweetcheeks was found dead by the roadside over the weekend. When you only have 350 birds, every death on the road is a tragedy. It serves as a reminder for those driving near kiwi sanctuaries, especially those driving at night, to please take care - that shape on the road could be the world’s rarest kiwi!

A kiwi road sign on Okarito Road

This entry was posted on Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009 at 2:18 pm by DoC Ranger and is filed under News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

2 Responses to “It’s all go at Okarito”

1. Larry says:

   24 September 2009 at 11:51 am

   Good work team, hope the efforts really pay off and you get to the 500 target!
2. Hugh says:

   25 September 2009 at 11:57 am

   Great idea to have a blog on this work - well done BNZSKT and rowi team!