https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VB7Csw3lMh0&feature=youtu.be
1921
The year kererū gained total protection
21
The number of years kererū can live
1
The number of eggs laid per clutch
18,981
The total number kererū counted in The Great Kererū Count 2018
Kererū Discovery is part of the
Whangārei Native Bird Recovery Centre needs funds after losing Northpower as major sponsor
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The centre is looking for more sponsors to keep it running.Just imagine having this 30ft kererū drinking out of your swimming pool 😂
Disclaimer it’s not really that big 😉 I was just around at my friends house and he was playing around with his GoPro on this dish of water they have out for the birds when the kererū came in for a drink.
😍How about something cute for your mid-week enjoyment! We're super privileged to be providing hand rearing and veterinary support for our friends at Kākāpō Recovery. What an amazing season it has been! The longest Kākāpō breeding season ever with 75 live chicks! Absolutely incredible! Here are a few adorable snaps of some of the chicks we have cared for this season. Isn't it amazing the transformation from tiny white and grey fluff balls to gorgeous green feathers 😍
Check out this link to listen to the latest Kākāpō files by Alison Ballance: www.radionz.co.nz/programmes/kakapo-files/story/2018691210/longest-kakapo-breeding-season
Things have changed quite dramatically in the last day with numbers in rehab almost doubling over night.
6 (yes 6!) new arrivals from The Wildlife Hospital - Dunedin since yesterday .
There are a lot of youngsters around at the moment, figuring out how life in the big wide world works. Nearly all these birds have suffered impact injuries.
This brings the number in temporary rehab to 11. ❤️🐦
Megamast 2019 is here. Kahikatea is producing an extraordinary amount of nutritious fruit and seed which is great news for the forest and native wildlife, but on the flip side the extra food source will also boost the numbers of predators like rats and stoats.
Learn more about the megamast:
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12217313
Ark in the Park - April 2019
💔 🥺 Very sad news from Gaylene who has been posting up regular updates on the kererū nest at her place. Yesterday the young kererū was killed by a predator. Kererū are extremely vulnerable to predation with a staggering 80% of kererū squabs not making it to the fledging date and this little one, unfortunately, has just become a harsh reminder on how important the fight is to save our native birds has become!
Gaylene thank you so much for all you did to try and protect this baby kererū ❤️ We loved your updates and photos. I hope the parents will nest again and have success.
Unfortunately I had a very sad find when I went to visit "baby k" this morning. Looks like a rat or stoat killed it.
Sad as we had put traps close by. Baits had been eaten and possums had been caught over the last month.
Also sad as he/she was close to being out of the nest.
Sad as we had put traps close by. Baits had been eaten and possums had been caught over the last month.
Also sad as he/she was close to being out of the nest.