Predator control for conservation of Brown Kiwi. North Island, New Zealand

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Conservation and research of Brown kiwi (Apteryx mantelli) , Ohakune area North Island New Zealand. Michele O'Sullivan of the Whakamanu Wildlife Trust trapping stoats in kiwi habitat. In some areas introduced predators kill all hatched kiwi chicks.

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