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Help us bring kokako back to Taranaki

  • April update

      20 April 2016

    Kokako translocation plans are well under way with consultation ongoing between various groups involved, including iwi and the Kokako Recovery Group. The Trust are still tracking to have catching and translocating from Tiritiri Matangi Island in August this year.

    There is a lot of work to happen between now and then, with the last of the bait stations being filled in April and a survey will be conducted in May with DOC and the Taranaki Regional Council to ensure the Trust have reached their target of 1% or below 5% pests. Results from a recent Possum Survey conducted by the Taranaki Regional Council received positive results, with possum indices at 0.48% successfully reaching our target of 1% which makes all the hard work that is going in very rewarding.

    We also received great news from Tiritiri Matangi Island, they have had a record 2015/2016 kokako breeding season and the Trust are hoping to receive up to 20 birds in August. This will also be helpful to Tiritiri Matanga Island as it will release some territory pressure.

    If you would like to learn more about the project, please visit http://parininihi.co.nz.

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  • Funding needed

      12 November 2015
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    In the last 3 months while completing the first stage of the pest control operation it has become apparent that we need to:

    1. Strengthen the perimeter – we are having reinvasion and high numbers of rats and possums around the perimeter.

    2. Bait station network – there are some areas that still need bait stations.

    3. Track network- tracks need to be built to cover areas that need bait stations and tracks need to be maintained and improved for safety and more efficient access to carry out pest control and monitoring regimes.

    These project activities are not covered by current funders. Therefore when funds become available this is where we will focus our attention.

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