tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post3690983088645709097..comments2024-01-01T21:19:43.721+13:00Comments on THE LAST VISIBLE DOG: The Last Visible Kiwi?Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-5391172003163183572014-10-22T00:28:16.302+13:002014-10-22T00:28:16.302+13:00I'm fortunate enough to have seen quite a few ...I'm fortunate enough to have seen quite a few kiwis (of the near-extinct variety) and whilst there are many creatures in the world in a similar plight and without the dedication of so many people trying to preserve them, there is something absolutely emotionally imperative in their continued existence.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-59617259718221836192014-10-21T22:45:02.960+13:002014-10-21T22:45:02.960+13:00All Kiwis thank you for your apology YP.
Kakapo ar...All Kiwis thank you for your apology YP.<br />Kakapo are in deeper doos. It was said that in the old days, one merely had to put on the pot, get the water boiling and reach out for one which would have wandered curiously into your camp area. They were incredibly successful in New Zealand, having outwitted the only two predators, which were eagle-like birds, by becoming forest-dwelling, nocturnal and giving up flying (sound familiar?). They are the world's only nocturnal, flightless parrot. <br />There are now only 126.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-49135069460624374592014-10-21T22:34:15.080+13:002014-10-21T22:34:15.080+13:00'We' brought it on New Zealand too. :-('We' brought it on New Zealand too. :-(Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-24664747295328748922014-10-21T22:33:28.297+13:002014-10-21T22:33:28.297+13:00We have many, many protected areas Cro. My dream ...We have many, many protected areas Cro. My dream is that they begin to be connected up with 'corridors', which would effectively enlarge the areas, which are generally small.<br />The problem is that predator-proof fences are incredibly expensive to construct and maintain. <br />Most of NZ's rare birds are raised and looked after on our predator-free islands…<br />Re government funding, long term most of the work is done by passionate and dedicated volunteers.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-45337197781327074062014-10-21T22:20:04.441+13:002014-10-21T22:20:04.441+13:00To all kiwis reading this blogpost, may I apologis...To all kiwis reading this blogpost, may I apologise for what human beings have done to you and your kind. As you snuffled about in the New Zealand undergrowth through countless nights and so many centuries you cannot have known what lay in store for you. I am deeply sorry.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-85040567274964852172014-10-21T17:54:47.172+13:002014-10-21T17:54:47.172+13:00Feral animals are a horrible pest we have brought ...Feral animals are a horrible pest we have brought upon ourselves that is very difficult, possibly impossible , to solve. We are finding the same thing here with bilbies for instance and a fenced off area as Cro suggests sounds like a great solution.<br />This little film is a great start.Helsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04801049953035653441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-68990759170090788232014-10-21T16:51:31.176+13:002014-10-21T16:51:31.176+13:00I'm afraid this is a problem for many ground n...I'm afraid this is a problem for many ground nesting birds, our own beautiful Hoopoe is becoming rare. As a flightless bird, I would have the Kiwi had more chance in a controlled breeding programme; at least they can't escape. It just needs a government with enough clout to give them a large protected area. We don't need more Dodo scenarios (I have an old book in which it states that a Dodo would feed 15 men!).Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.com