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Moturoa Island (Bay of Islands)

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  • ... that in the 1980s when Moturoa Island lost all its endangered Kiwi to pest, experts reintroduced 7 birds - today there could be as many as 400 Kiwis on the island?
  • Source: Kiwi were reintroduced to the island in 1984–85, with seven (including three breeding pairs) transported from Waitangi.[1][2] The reintroduction was very successful - Kiwi numbers today have soared. A local landowner said there was 'great debate' over how many Kiwi live on the island, but 'estimates range from 100-300'.[1]
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5x expanded by Petersmeter (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Petersmeter (talk) 07:20, 26 November 2024 (UTC).

  1. ^ a b "A Northland island has a very unusual problem... too many kiwi". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  2. ^ Ralph, C John. "Annotated Checklist of the Birds of Moturoa Island, Bay of Islands". Sonic.net. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
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