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By the 1970s the entire Moturoa Island kiwi population had been extirpated by pests. The New Zealand Wildlife Service decided to reintroduce kiwi to the island in the 1980s. Three North Island brown kiwi breeding pairs were transported from Waitangi in 1982. [4] [1] A further single kiwi was introduced from a nearby location two or three years ...
The Stewart Island tokoeka is the largest type of southern brown kiwi. It has red-brown feathers that resemble fur. It has small wings and a long, curved bill. [2] The nostrils are at the end of the bill, not at the top near the rest of its face. Experts think the kiwi can smell very well. [4]
The North Island little spotted kiwi went extinct sometime in the late 19th century [1] for unknown reasons; most likely from introduced invasive species such as stoats, feral cats, and other related species, or from human activity in the region. Two specimens were collected in the 1880s, being the only known remnants left.
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In 2015, 20 kiwis were translocated from Kapiti Island to Anchor Island. As the smallest species of kiwi, the little spotted kiwi would be very vulnerable to the main kiwi predators like cats, dogs, and stoats, however it is now restricted to several off-shore island reserves (mainly Kapiti Island) which are mostly free of introduced predators ...
[6]: 3 The minimum standards in the code can be used to support a prosecution for offences under the Act. [6]: 4 For biosecurity reasons cats must undergo tests and treatment before being imported into New Zealand and in some cases direct importation is not permitted. [7] The Animal Welfare Act deems it to be illegal to abandon an unwanted cat.
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This is a list of animals that live in the Galápagos Islands.The fauna of the Galápagos Islands include a total of 9,000 confirmed species. Of them, none have been introduced by humans, and seventeen are endemic.