Native bird species in South Westland are bouncing back, with detection of some birds doubling in the last three years – the results of a project to eradicate predators in the area.
Detection counts of kea, kakaruai (robins) and ngirungiru (tomtits) more than doubled in the area between March 2019 and March 2021. Yellow-crowned kākāriki and kākā were also seen and heard regularly in the valley, as well as flocks of up to 80 kererū.
Published on Stuff 25 March 2022