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Baggin’ us some kiwi chicks
Posted by DoC Ranger
Friday, October 2nd, 2009 at 2:32 pm

This week we’ve been on beautiful Motuara Island in the Marlborough Sounds, collecting the young birds who’ve been growing up there in order to get big enough to defend themselves against stoats - their big killers in the wild. Now they’re over 1 kg we’re able to return them home to Okarito. Our trip got a whole lot easier when we discovered six birds cosying up in one nesting box ready for us to bag up and transport off the island.

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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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