Kea Captive Management Plan

Kea Captive Management Plan

The Kea (Nestor notabilis) Captive Management Plan and Husbandry Manual (Pullar, 1996) was set up to provide information on species status, biology, minimum standards and holder requirements including advocacy and research for this species. Its goal is to “manage a self-sustaining population of kea in captivity of a minimum size needed to maintain adequate genetic diversity to support the conservation of the species in the wild” (p.5). This document may be viewed in full from our Literature Page.

DOC Kea Captive Management Review 2002

The 2002 Review of the Kea Captive Management Plan differs significantly from the more widely used 1996 Kea Captive Management Plan and Husbandry Manual (Pullar). Although not officially signed off by DoC it potentially impacts on the future of the entire kea captive population. As such it is important that all holders read through the review. This can be downloaded in full from our Research and Literature Page. We advise all holders to be familiar with this prior to any DoC re-evaluation of the strategy. click here to see the article

The Kea Conservation Trust will watch with interest on progression of any review and will update all members on any developments as they occur. Information will be updated on this page as it is received.