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Stoats threaten Coromandel kiwi chicks on Motutapu
21 Jan, 2021 10:30 PM
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Kiwis for kiwi is a charity working to save the kiwi - our national icon. Pictured is a kiwi that was released to Motutapu. Photo / Bruce Jarvis
Kiwis for kiwi is a charity working to save the kiwi - our national icon. Pictured is a kiwi that was released to Motutapu. Photo / Bruce Jarvis
A charity is taking action after a stoat killed rare native birds on the island where Coromandel brown kiwi have been transferred to safeguard their population.
Kiwis for Kiwi has stopped sending chicks to Motutapu in the Hauraki Gulf - and tried to rescue two sent this season - after DNA evidence showed a stoat had killed three female shore plovers.