Roost boxes boost
ON KAPITI ISLAND the rare saddleback’s attempts to survive are hampered by their habit of roosting on low branches, making them easy prey for rats. Scientist Tim Lovegrove has been working on a project to provide roosting boxes for the birds to protect them from the rats. The Wellington branch, along with the Wellington Trust Bank, Wellington Central Rotary Club and the Depart-
ment of Conservation, recently sponsored a competition to assist Tim’s efforts. Schools were asked to build roosting boxes; the prize was membership of Forest and Bird for the winning school and a chance for three individual winners to spend the night on the island. The schools responded by building 510 roosting boxes which are now being used on the island.
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Forest and Bird, Volume 22, Issue 3, 1 August 1991, Page 11
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126Roost boxes boost Forest and Bird, Volume 22, Issue 3, 1 August 1991, Page 11
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