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Two New Pairs of Chicks Land at our Captive Breeding Centre
We are delighted to welcome two pairs of orange fronted kākāriki (parakeet) to our captive breeding programme.
This is the first time we have had this species here. They have been transferred from the National Recovery Programme in Peacock Springs in Christchurch.
Classified as ‘nationally critical’, the orange fronted kākāriki has a high risk of extinction. Their numbers were severely compromised as recently as 2000 as a result of a rat infestation.
The team at Pukaha Mount Bruce is delighted to welcome them. One of our Captive Breeding Rangers - Darren Page is particulaly happy to see them as he raised one of the birds - Dazza - as a chick.
Captive Breeding Manager, Rosemary Vander Lee comments "these rare and lovely birds are a welcome addition to our programme. It will be fantastic for the public to eventually get a peak at such a rare species. We are all looking forward to a fruitful breeding programme here at Pukaha Mount Bruce".
