by Denise Moyle | Jun 29, 2015 | Weka Stories
In early July the Aongatete weka, now accustomed to the forest around them, will be allowed out of the aviary. In preparation for this a free weka-aversion training day for dogs was offered to walkers, locals and hunters. Dogs are fitted with a special collar which administers a brief shock when the dog goes to sniff a bird-scented lure – for our day the trainer Guus used a dead weka and also stuffed kiwi... Read More | Share it now!
by Administrator | Mar 29, 2014 | Weka Stories
A summary of the talk given to the WekaWatch AGM on 29th March 2014
Basil and Ann Graeme have always loved weka with their feisty personalities and fascinating behaviour. In 1989 they had a dream, to reintroduce North Island weka to areas of the mainland where they had been numerous in earlier years but had now disappeared. It had been thought that the severe decline in their numbers, a 90% loss in the... Read More | Share it now!
