In the last month alone eight kiwi have been found mauled by dogs in Northland's Opua Forest by Bay Bush Action Conservation Group. The group has spent 12 years working to restore the forest and had seen the number of kiwi found in the bush go from virtually zero to around 20. They say that having their work destroyed by owners failing to control their dogs is devastating. Reporter Louise Ternouth and Camera Operator Marika Khabazi went to visit them.
The calls of two pairs of surviving kiwi have been heard in Ōpua Forest - giving a conservation group hope its efforts over the last 12 years have not been in vain.
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A Bay of Islands conservation group is pleading with dog owners to keep their pets under control after the death of at least six kiwi in the past fortnight.