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Tuesday, April 21, 2009

EndangeRed - Kiwis on the brink of extinction

The flightless kiwi and the stoat (below) - Images from Nat Geo and ABC News respectively


The Scientific Am
erican recently published an article about how kiwis are an endangered species. More so, because of predatory stoats. The kiwis are adored in New Zealand and now New Zealanders are sitting up and taking notice of them even more because they are on the verge of becoming extinct. There are five species of kiwi and all of them are endangered and according to the New Zealand Department of Conservation, they are disappearing at the rate of 6% per year. The reason? European stoats, also known as weasels or ermines make delicious meals of kiwi chicks.

Apparently, in the wild, 95% of kiwi chicks do not survive because its not just stoats but also dogs, cats and ferrets too hunt them. Stoats, in fact, were introduced from Europe into New Zealand in the 19th century to combat a rapidly growing rabbit population that was causing environmental damage. But now they have gone beyond the same old diet and are looking for newer dishes in the menu.

Read more about the kiwi

Listen to the call of a kiwi bird

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I love nature and animals and this blog is my view of the lighter side of life found in animal capers. I also try to do my bit by writing about endangered animals. Apart from that I want the blog to be useful and informative, so I include some interesting fossil discoveries by trying not to sound too scientific! I hope this blog is interesting enough to leave a comment!

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