KAPITI ISLAND
VALLE AS BIRD SANCTUARY
The f-r.mlition of' Kapiri Island sniiHiiary ha~ markedly improved during- Ihc lasi .two years says a rej)u)'l of ilia New Zealand Native Birds Plot act ion Society. Tin- trespassing animals have been well-nigh got lid of, and only a few goals, sheep and opossums remain. The undorgrowt h, onoe so depleted, now shows wonderful indh-atious of reenvery and eii'orts are. ii is understood, being made towards iota! animal extermination. Sea birds, including blue herons, freely nested on (lie coastal rocks, showing that care was being taken that the sanctuary was respected, and the forest birds have unite nicely. With continued energy this island, it is anticipated, will denioii'trate the wonderful recuperative power or oni birds and forests when animals are excluded therefrom and the inroads of tire avoided.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2740, 31 May 1924, Page 1
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134KAPITI ISLAND Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2740, 31 May 1924, Page 1
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