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Kiwis for Kiwi release on Motutapu Island
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- Title
- Kiwis for Kiwi release on Motutapu Island
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- Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai
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Efforts to save our endangered national bird took an historic step forward today with the release of the first kiwi onto Motutapu Island, in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf Marine Park , marking the launch of New Zealand's new kiwi protection agency -- Kiwis for kiwi. Establishing a new population of Coromandel brown kiwi on Motutapu is the latest step in a long journey back from the brink for these birds. They owe their survival to the combined effort of more than 12 community kiwi groups, landowner...
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- New Zealand (Country) / Kiwi / Kiwis for Kiwi / Native / Wildlife / Release / Motutapu Island / Auckland / Rangitoto Island / Department of Conservation / DOC / Kiwis / Flightless / Birds / yt:stretch=4:3
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