<![CDATA[My biosphere bucket was filled today with this news.]]>My biosphere bucket was filled today with this news. 10 Kiwi are being finally released into the forests of the Karioi Rāhui (Ruapehu) region. They were welcomed by local iwi (tribe) Ngāti Rangi before release into the land of their ancestors.

They come from a population of over 3000 at the Maungatautari predator-free sanctuary, a number brought up from just 8(!) breeding pairs over 2 decades. I did not know this wonder, despite living on the same island.

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Kiwi come home: Taonga return to ancestral forest after 30-year effort

Ten young kiwi have been released onto Ngāti Rangi whenua in the beginning of a programme that wants to restore not just a species, but whakapapa, relationships and kaitiakitanga too.

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RNZ (www.rnz.co.nz)

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/bfdd20ed-cf6e-442f-9562-955737f7071c/my-biosphere-bucket-was-filled-today-with-this-news.RSS for NodeSat, 18 Apr 2026 14:16:51 GMTFri, 20 Mar 2026 06:09:12 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to My biosphere bucket was filled today with this news. on Fri, 20 Mar 2026 07:15:11 GMT]]>@downbeatdan So smart. Love it! Can't wait to visit.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/JulianOliver/statuses/116260268353243903https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/JulianOliver/statuses/116260268353243903Fri, 20 Mar 2026 07:15:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My biosphere bucket was filled today with this news. on Fri, 20 Mar 2026 07:08:15 GMT]]>@JulianOliver On the cross mountain track on Maungatautari, they have a whole lot of little 'kiwi hotel' boxes so that when they need to collect them up to populate other areas, they just drive the track, open the lids and haul them out. So easy it's basically kiwi farming!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/downbeatdan/statuses/116260241100028803https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/downbeatdan/statuses/116260241100028803Fri, 20 Mar 2026 07:08:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My biosphere bucket was filled today with this news. on Fri, 20 Mar 2026 06:18:24 GMT]]>A FYI for those abroad, by "predator-free", the authors refer to invasive introduced species that make life very hard for Kiwi and countless other species: rats, ferrets, cats, stoats and possums. Dogs like to eat Kiwi, but we do not have an endemic wild dog problem here. The primary issue is dogs walked off-leash.

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