It's that time of year again when we sit out in the dark and listen for those precious kiwi we've been working hard to protect! All over Northland keen-eared kiwi listeners are dusting off their winter woollies and sitting out on cold dark hillsides as the Annual Kiwi Call Count Survey gets under way for another year. The monitoring method … [Read more...]
New Kiwi Coast Listening App Now Out
Kiwi Coast has created a mobile app to take the hassle out of Northland's Annual Kiwi Call Count Survey. Kiwi Coast created the app in response to requests from groups and projects who were keen to move beyond pencil and paper. Groups had also reported the data entry required after completing kiwi listening each year to be a huge admin burden, … [Read more...]
Kiwi Call Count Underway
The Annual Northland Kiwi Call Count Survey is underway! Up and down the Kiwi Coast, keen-eared listeners are sitting out on cold dark hillsides, recording kiwi calls as a way of monitoring their kiwi populations. The fine autumn weather over the weekend allowed many listeners to get started, with Puketotara Landcare near Kerikeri recording 39 … [Read more...]