A North Island weka on Kapiti Island. Weka were introduced to Kapiti last century and their presence there is not unanimously welcomed. Efficient predators, they are said by critics to be a threat to those species native to the island refuge, and an impediment to future releases of endangered birds and animals. However North Island weka, once a common sight, are now a threatened species themselves, with just two small populations remaining in the wild near Gisborne.
DAVE HANSFORD
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Forest and Bird, Issue 308, 1 May 2003, Page 10
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79A North Island weka on Kapiti Island. Weka were introduced to Kapiti last century and their presence there is not unanimously welcomed. Efficient predators, they are said by critics to be a threat to those species native to the island refuge, and an impediment to future releases of endangered birds and animals. However North Island weka, once a common sight, are now a threatened species themselves, with just two small populations remaining in the wild near Gisborne. DAVE HANSFORD Forest and Bird, Issue 308, 1 May 2003, Page 10
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