Rowi Project Blog
Rowi return!
Posted by DoC Ranger
Friday, October 2nd, 2009 at 2:35 pm
The chicks collected had an incredible welcome party waiting for them in at DOC’s Franz Josef Area Office, including Makaawhio kaumatua Archdeacon, Richard Wallace and Associate Minister of Conservation, Kate Wilkinson. After a blessing to help these birds on their way, the rowi were taken out to the forest where volunteers helped with the release into their home territory - Okarito Kiwi Sanctuary.
Good luck to all the birds in their new home and thanks to everyone from the local community for tackling the difficult terrain in order to get the young birds to safe burrow locations.
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- Eggs Detected
- 69
- Eggs Rescued
- 51
- Chicks Hatched
- 21
- Chicks Rescued
- 5
- Pairs Monitored
- 62
- Individuals Monitored
- 27
- Total Rowi
Population - 350
Check out two Rowi videos that were on the TV 6 "Meet the Locals" show. Vid 1 : Rarest Kiwi, and Vid 2: Wild Tech
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More than 60 community-based groups work to help protect kiwi, from Northland to Arthur’s Pass in the South Island. Together they protect about 50,000 hectares of kiwi habitat. The longest running is Project Kiwi on Coromandel Peninsula.
