Making sure that
Rowi live is up to all of us, and there are lots of things people can do to
help.
When you have read this, there is a
quiz to try further down the page!
Don’t take dogs into South Okarito
Forest, either for hunting or recreation.
Dogs are
the biggest threat to adult kiwi.
In other areas, if you take a dog into the
bush, keep it under close control.
At night, keep dogs indoors or tied up.
If you lose a dog in the bush or see one
unattended, please tell the DOC staff at the Franz Josef Waiau
Office.
Don’t release unwanted cats or dogs into the
bush.
If you live near South Okarito
Forest, set possum traps at least 70cm above the
ground and set stoat traps in tunnels that extend at least 30cm beyond each
end, with entrance holes no larger than 60 mm. Contact the DOC staff at the
Franz Josef Waiau Area Office for advice.
If you live near South Okarito
Forest and are keen to trap stoats or possums on your property, please get in
contact with the DOC staff at the Franz Josef Waiau Area Office for advice.
Please drive slowly and carefully down the
road to Okarito at night – a number of Rowi have been hit here, and 5 killed.
If you see kiwi anywhere at all in South
Westland, please tell the DOC staff at the Franz Josef Waiau Office.
Now you are an expert on
Rowi, try this
quiz!
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