In New Zealand they are building predator-free enclosures that cover large areas of there land. The special fencing is built to keep out animal pests and non-native plants. The build the fences and then eradication begins and the animals are trapped and disposed of humanely. Once all of the pasts are gone which can be a long process over months and months bird life and other life is reintroduced to the sanctuary. Today, we visited this one that is outside of Warkworth but there are a number of them including Somes Island which I have already visited and Tiritiri Matangi Island which we will be visiting on this trip. Some animals have returned on their own once the predators were gone. We saw quite a number of birds here.
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| Takahe is one of less than 250 that live outside of zoo's. |
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| Variable and South Island Pied Oystercatchers |
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| Chick with one of it's parents Pukeko (AKA Swamphen) |
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| NZ Bellbird |
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| NZ Bellbird |
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| Tui |
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