Help us save the kererū
kererū - their numbers are a tiny fraction of what they once were.
If we lose kererū, we may lose our forests as we know them.
Kererū's recovery is critical to the survival of New Zealand's unique forests, because they are one of the only surviving mainland native species able to swallow the fruit of some key forest trees. Some of these seeds need to pass through the gut of a bird to germinate, meaning the health of the forests is absolutely dependent on kererū.
• carrying out targeted planting in reserves and to enhance bush remnants
• planting more native trees in our urban environment to act as stopping-off points for kererū and giving them year-round food sources
• encouraging more people to plant native trees in their backyards to provide food
• identifying kererū “hot-spots” – breeding, nesting and feeding sites – and we need everyone to help us protect these against predators and disturbance
• building up a picture of the key threats to kererū enabling us to be more effective in managing these threats.
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Donate now and help us to protect the kererū by...
• supporting community groups across the Wellington Region to work with councils to help protect kererū• carrying out targeted planting in reserves and to enhance bush remnants
• planting more native trees in our urban environment to act as stopping-off points for kererū and giving them year-round food sources
• encouraging more people to plant native trees in their backyards to provide food
• identifying kererū “hot-spots” – breeding, nesting and feeding sites – and we need everyone to help us protect these against predators and disturbance
• building up a picture of the key threats to kererū enabling us to be more effective in managing these threats.
Read more >
Kereru Discovery Project
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kererū - their numbers are a tiny fraction of what they once were.