Kapiti Island New Zealand
Lagoon and coastal scrublands.
Kapiti Island is New Zealand's premiere publicly accessible Nature Reserve, established in 1897.
The world's largest population of little spotted kiwi reside there as well as several relocated endangered endeminc NZ species such as kokako, pateke (brown teal) Takahe, Tieke (Saddleback) and hihi (stitchbird).
Following the final eradication of all introduced predators such as rats, stoats, possum and feral cats, these and many other native species which all evolved in a world without mammalian predators, have thrived, making the island one of the best places in New Zealand to hear a truly unique and distinctly Kiwi dawn chorus such as not been heard on the mainland for more than 200 years!
Kapiti Island New Zealand
Lagoon and coastal scrublands.
Kapiti Island is New Zealand's premiere publicly accessible Nature Reserve, established in 1897.
The world's largest population of little spotted kiwi reside there as well as several relocated endangered endeminc NZ species such as kokako, pateke (brown teal) Takahe, Tieke (Saddleback) and hihi (stitchbird).
Following the final eradication of all introduced predators such as rats, stoats, possum and feral cats, these and many other native species which all evolved in a world without mammalian predators, have thrived, making the island one of the best places in New Zealand to hear a truly unique and distinctly Kiwi dawn chorus such as not been heard on the mainland for more than 200 years!