Recently released brown kiwi at Pukaha Mount Bruce

Kiwi return to Pukaha Mount Bruce

Kiwi have been returned to the last remnant of the 70 Mile Bush after over 100 years of absence. This was the first time kiwi had been returned to the wild, in a place they had become extinct. The translocation of these kiwi is a major goal of the kiwi recovery plan, being to "establish secure population in their former range." Kiwi once roamed the north island including the Pukaha Mount Bruce forest, but became extinct from Pukaha Mount Bruce in the late 19th century.

 

 

More about the kiwi reintroduction
How the kiwi lost his wings

Free kiwi pictures
About our captive kiwi