You may see some wonderful interaction and behavioral displays between individual kea – whether it be chicks begging for food, preening, play fighting or aggressive displays – it’s all fascinating to watch. At this time of year, adult females who are breeding will be sitting on the nest inside a cavity in the forest, keeping … Continue reading Recording interactions between kea
Wānanga, a fledgling male kea in Arthur’s Pass, was identified as having lead poisoning with the highest lead levels ever recorded in a still-alive kea. After many attempts he was finally captured and transported by police escort to the South Island Wildlife Hospital for treatment. Check out some of the media stories below: RNZ: Officer’s serenade … Continue reading The elusive Wānanga & lead poisoning
Just a little update on the value of our kea sightings project so far. We’ve only had it all up and running a few months now and we still have lots of modifications to do on the website but in the meantime, it’s been amazing value for effort so far! I just wanted to share … Continue reading Results so far from the Kea Database
After the recent spate of kea deaths around the Arthur’s Pass area, and making the news several times in the past few weeks, DOC have been working with the relevant groups to resolve most of the issues.Temple Basin skifield and Orion have fixed the cables that kea were chewing so that the risk of electrocution … Continue reading Good news for Arthur’s Pass kea
Lots has been happening with kea in the last while, though whilst there is often good news, unfortunately there is also a lot of bad news too—our kea are in trouble! Newsletter Have you seen our latest August Update newsletter? In it, we talk about the kea information shelter opening, the database, our schools education … Continue reading August Update
The Kea Information Shelter finally launched on Saturday 1 July! Despite the heavy rain we had over 50 people turn out to hear some speeches, watch the ribbon cutting and enjoy some mulled wine and cake afterwards. We had Arthur’s Pass locals, representatives from DOC, council and community board members, conservationists, sponsors, builders and more … Continue reading Kea Information Shelter Launch
CELEBRATING KEA! Everyone is invited to attend the opening of the Arthur’s Pass kea information shelter and citizen science project. We will celebrate kea – our precious iconic bird – by having a local mid-winter gathering! This has been a community project initiated by the Arthur’s Pass Kea Team in partnership with DOC, Kea Conservation … Continue reading Invite: Kea Information Shelter Launch
