Kapiti SPCA has been inundated with more than 500 sub-Antarctic prion seabirds blown ashore by storms. Shelter manager Peter McCallum said the influx of broad-billed prions began on Monday when residents brought a few stragglers in, but by Tuesday they were arriving in droves. Yesterday about 400 exhausted prions, which are plankton eaters, were brought [...]
Archive for July, 2011
Hundreds of weary birds picked up
Posted in birds, Department of Conservation, Kapiti Island, nature, new zealand, wellington, tagged broad-billed prions, Cook Strait, Kapiti, SPCA, The Conservation Department on July 14, 2011 |
Rare kiwi is a star attraction
Posted in kiwi, Mount Bruce, Pukaha Mount Bruce, tagged Manukura, Pukaha Mt Bruce, white kiwi on July 1, 2011 |
Pukaha Mt Bruce Wildlife Centre is reaping the financial rewards of having little white kiwi Manukura within its walls, with more than 1000 visitors paying to see him since he began public viewings only a month ago. The kiwi, now two months old, attracted huge national and international attention when he was born at the [...]




