Pukaha Kiwi
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From: Bridget Percy
Dear Department of Conservation,
Please answer the following questions about Pukaha Mt Bruce:
1. Pukaha's 2021 Annual Report states that there are 6 pairs of kiwi in the Pukaha Forest. Can Pukaha Mt Bruce staff account for any of the other 148 kiwi which have been bred at, or brought into, Pukaha Mt Bruce since 2003? If so, how many and where are they?
2. How many kiwi were hatched at Pukaha Mt Bruce in the past 12 months (bred at Pukaha, not hatched for other organisations) and how many kiwi have died at Pukaha Mt Bruce in the past 12 months?
3. The Pukaha Annual Report states that predator numbers are increasing (ferret numbers up 47% to 88 and feral cat numbers up 59% to 268). With this in mind, are kiwi still being released into the Pukaha Forest (and if so, how is this justified?).
4. Why is the myth that kiwi, once they meet the target of 1.2kg are 'capable of fighting off predators' still being perpetuated by DOC and Pukaha Mt Bruce when so many adult kiwi have died there?
Yours faithfully,
Bridget Percy
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