A trust
dedicated to protecting kiwi in eastern Coromandel has been
awarded $25,000 for predator control, Associate Conservation
Minister Nicky Wagner has announced.
The grant from
the Community Conservation Partnership Fund will allow the
Whenuakiwi Trust to continue its successful kiwi care
project at Whenuakite by hiring a contractor to target
predators such as possums and rats.
“It’s very
pleasing to be able to support such a worthy project, as
monitoring at Whenuakite has shown it to be a very safe
haven for Coromandel Brown Kiwi, with numbers more than
tripling in the past decade or so.
“The grant will
allow the trust to continue meeting its objective of
protecting all native flora and fauna in the area,” Nicky
Wagner says.
The Whenuakiwi Trust, also known as
Whenuakite Kiwi Care Group, was established by the local
community in 2000.
“The continued support of the
trust from the community is to be commended, and it will
ensure the ongoing success of the kiwi care project,” Ms
Wagner
says.
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