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received enormously positive feedback from Department of Conservation, our other hosts and the general public attending the talks. We also received some useful information to follow up on, namely links to web-based presentations to enable increased access for people who, for whatever reason, were unable to attend the talks on the night. Again, we would like to extend a big thank you to our 2013 hosts – Department of Conservation (Te Anau, Wanaka, Arthur’s Pass and Nelson Lakes), Natureland, Encounter Kaikoura, Forest & Bird (North Canterbury, Kaikoura and Wanaka) and Queenstown Kiwi & Birdlife Park. We hope to see you again next year! The winter advocacy tour was originally developed in 2008 as a method to connect with key stakeholders throughout the South Island, a week or so prior to an annual community kea survey. As public interest in kea increased, seminars on kea (their status, current research and threats facing the species), as well as community discussions and meetings, were gradually introduced into the winter tour. These discussions have enabled the KCT to better understand the unique relationship between kea and the human communities with which they cohabit, and have helped direct conservation projects and research questions over the years.
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Photo: Mat Goodman
Photo: North Canterbury Forest & Bird