DSC_9564 Weasel (Mustela nivalis vulgaris) male with brown kiwi chick. Introduced in 1885-86, weasels although now rare in most districts, have wreaked havoc on our native flightless birds *
IMG_0675 North Island brown kiwi (Apteryx mantelli) members of a Japanese film crew walk through forested kiwi habitat on Ponui Island. Brown kiwi introduced onto this island have a mixed ancestry of both 'Northern' and 'Western' provenance *
IMG_0659 North Island brown kiwi (Apteryx mantelli) Dr Isobel Castro and David are two members of a Massey University kiwi research team. Here they radio track kiwi through forest habitat on Ponui Island. Brown kiwi introduced onto this island have a mixed ancestry of both 'Northern' and 'Western' provenance *
