Great news from Backyard Kiwi Project Manager, Todd Hamilton:
There are now over 1000 adult kiwi at the Whangarei Heads!!!
After 20 years of community driven kiwi recovery work at the Whangarei Heads we now have a kiwi population of over 1000 – up from just 80 kiwi in 2001.
This is a fantastic milestone thanks to a huge team effort.
A network of stoat traps supported by controlled pulses of toxin has controlled stoats allowing good chick survival.
Community engagement through public kiwi releases, kiwi monitoring and storytelling has led to good dog control dramatically dropping the loss of adult kiwi to dog kills.
Thanks to a great community supported by the NRC, Kiwi Coast, Department of Conservation, Kiwis for kiwi and many others. Special thanks to Ngati Hine for the gift of kiwi to supplement our remnant population that has now become a kiwi stronghold.
