Beyond Trounson: Kiwi in the Backyard
A few years ago people were questioning whether it was actually possible to save kiwi on the mainland. Introduced predators such as stoats, ferrets and feral cats ravaged our forests. It seemed only a matter of time before our national icon, the kiwi, and many other species were restricted to a few zoos and island arks. The success of ‘mainland island’ experiments such as Trounson have changed that. We now know how to control predators on the mainland, at least on a small scale. Peninsulas are often the easiest place to establish kiwi protection zones on the mainland, and an increasing number of communities on peninsulas are using the ideas developed at Trounson to do just that.
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Forest and Bird, Issue 302, 1 November 2001, Page 16
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