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Five rare birds that could return to Rakiura/Stewart Island

Department of Conservation — 12/09/2025

From a long list of threatened native species, learn about five birds that used to live on Stewart Island and the vision to bring them home through Predator Free Rakiura.

In aerial 1080, Animal pests, Islands, Kiwi, Pest-free islands, Predator Free 2050, Predator Free New Zealand, Ulva Island Introduced predators, kakapo, kiwi, mohua, Predator Free 2050, Predator Free Rakiura, Rakiura, Titi Islands, Ulva Island, Whenua Hou

Back to the future: 25 years of measuring bird bounce-back

Department of Conservation — 06/09/2023

For 25 years a small team of bird experts have flown into the Landsborough valley to measure how bird life is bouncing back after predator control.

In Animal pests, Native animals, Predator Free 2050, West Coast Bird Count, Career, conservation, mohua, nature, Predator control, Predator Free 2050, ranger, West Coast

Bird counting in the Landsborough valley

Department of Conservation — 28/05/2018

For 20 years our ‘bird counters’ have been flying into the remote Landsborough valley in South Westland to monitor the effects of sustained predator control on bird life. This work has contributed to a long-term picture of the health of the bird community in Landsborough Valley that includes more than a dozen native species.