Waikawa: Translocation of Tūturuatu
Image Waikawa island from the North end
Update on the Tūturuatu
Update 30 March 2023 from Rose Collen – DOC representative The Waikawa release in January 2023 has had a happy outcome so far. During the last check on 10th March, Helen found 17 of the 18 released birds alive and well. This is amazing, considering the number of bossy territorial breeding pairs there were at the […]
Waikawa Darwin Ant Trip 25-29 April 2023
Kia ora mai koutou, Department of Conservation (D.o.C) has presented to eradicate Darwin ants from the northern end of Waikawa, where the Tūturuatu hold territories. The ants have shown to present a risk to the Tūturuatu. The dates planned for were, Mon 24 April – Wed 2 May. The weather forced the teams off the […]
Te Matau a Māui moko, found on Waikawa Moutere
Kia ora e te whanau, Rawe pānui i tēnei wiki, Zac Penman of the department of conservation, found on the 24 May 2023, a near extinct Te Matau a Māui moko (skink) on Waikawa, Zac has sent images to Samuel Purdie Wildlife, whose team has determined the find, is indeed, the endangered moko, which until […]
Tūturuatu trips to Waikawa for Jan-Mar 2023
Department of Conservation have been given, committee (Tawapata South Inc) permission, for the following trips: January 2023 Trip 1 – Sunday 15th to Thursday 29th January for a tūturuatu translocation. The trip is to translocate tūturuatu from the Isaac Conservation and Wildlife Trust in Christchurch to Waikawa island and to undertake biosecurity checks/service traps. The […]
News from Waikawa
Following the translocation of eight juvenile shore plover earlier in May 2022, four flew off the island within a day or so of being released. The other four have been sighted integrating well, but on the last visit in September, three were sighted. The resident population of approximately 31 pairs is doing well and were observed […]
