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Although the Kiwi bird is flightless and nocturnal, they are now easier to see now with the introduction of 15 little spotted kiwis to the Motuihe Island in the Hauraki Gulf.
According to Jamble Magazine:
While most visitors to Motuihe Island only visit for a daytrip, travelers can also camp on the island; and as kiwis are nocturnal, overnights stays offer the best opportunity to see or at least hear the birds. Motuihe Trust chairman John Laurence said,”people who chose to stay overnight on the island should look out for kiwi eating sandhoppers on the beach or foraging for bugs in the long grass.”
Since we are talking about Kiwis, it is a good time to remind everyone about the Save the Kiwi Trust. BNZ Save the Kiwi is a partnership between BNZ, the Department of Conservation and the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society. The trust allocates funding to hands-on kiwi projects, raises sponsorship dollars, increases public awareness about the plight of kiwi and works alongside kiwi experts to provide resources, advice and best practice guidance to all those working to save New Zealand’s national bird.
It is the cornerstone of the Department of Conservation’s efforts to protect and extend habitat of the kiwi.
You can find more info on their website here.
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1 Catherine Sherman // Mar 27, 2009 at 4:26 pm
Thanks for this! I went to a couple of wildlife parks in NZ that featured kiwis. Even though it was dark inside their enclosures, most people could see them. I couldn’t because I have such bad night vision. At last, when I was just about to give up, I saw two right next to the glass. They were snuffling along, then they encountered each other. It almost looked as if they were sword fighting with their beaks as they checked each other out. Then they poked each other in the back for a second and continued on their separate ways. I was so excited! It would be a terrible loss if kiwis disappeared.
2 kiwibloke // Mar 27, 2009 at 8:58 pm
The kiwi will not disappear, we will do everything possible to make sure that does not occur.
I too saw kiwis up close right up against the glass. It was a big female too.
Cheers Cath
3 Sire from WassupBlog // Mar 28, 2009 at 2:51 am
I’ve been to the South Island but never saw any kiwis; is it too cold for them there?
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4 kiwibloke // Mar 28, 2009 at 5:38 am
There are kiwis down south including Stewart Island, they are of course wary of Aussies.
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5 kiwibloke // Mar 28, 2009 at 5:51 am
@: Cath has been all over the place. Check out her website.
6 Sire from WassupBlog // Mar 28, 2009 at 7:11 am
@kiwiBloke: So, you reckon someone told them I was coming? That would be right. Oh well, they don;t know what they missed
7 Brad Harvey // Apr 2, 2009 at 3:24 am
More power to “Save the Kiwi Trust”.
8 David from Leadership Skills // Aug 9, 2009 at 4:19 pm
With only 15 of those little critters, are they really that easy to spot? They’re so small and cute though.
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