Capital Kiwi Project Reintroduces Flightless Birds to Wellington After More Than a Century Gap

The Capital Kiwi Project has successfully reintroduced 250 kiwi birds to the hills around Wellington after they were absent for over a century.Supported by a 24,000-hectare predator-free sanctuary, the initiative has achieved a 90% chick survival rate through rigorous trap management.This recovery effort, celebrated recently in Parliament, serves as a cornerstone of the national goal to eradicate invasive predators nationwide by 2050.
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