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2 3 4 The Kea Conservation Trust Contents/The KCT team Letter from the Chair
Photo: Corey Mosen Kea Conservation Trust Contact Details Tamsin Orr-Walker PO Box 2619, Wakatipu, Queenstown 9349, New Zealand Mobile: 0274 249 594 Email: info@keaconservation.co.nz www.keaconservation.co.nz FRONT COVER: Rob Pine INSIDE COVER: Josh Gibbons BACK COVER: Mat Goodman All other images credited EDITING: David Jenkins, MFA and Tamsin Orr-Walker GRAPHIC DESIGN: Paradigm Associates NEWSLETTER FUNDING: Dulux Registered as a newsletter. ISSN 2253-2978 (Print) ISSN 2253-5888 (Online) Copyright 2015. All rights reserved. Printed on 100% recycled paper.
Editorial – Communities in conflict 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 18 A Strategic Plan for Kea Conservation – two year’s on Wildlife Tracker – App developed to help save the kea 2014: The highs and lows Kea Conservation Trust: Projects 2014-2015/ Winter Advocacy Tour 2014 Nest monitoring 2015 Summer catch trips Looking ahead 2015-2016 Kea strike – high country sheep trials ‘The Kea’ Corey Mosen Exploratory development in kea – not so different from us? Dr Gyula Gajdon 20 22 24 26 29 30 32 34 35 36 Hand-rearing kea: Behind the scenes at Wings of the World Jenny Gainer Cincinnati Zoo flies away with a Plume Award! Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens A day in the life of...a kea conflicts coordinator Andrea Goodman Kea vs. dog toys, puzzle boxes and Doctor Who monsters Clio Reid 2014 kea photographic competition Corey Mosen State of Our Planet – Overdevelopment, Overpopulation, Overshoot Kea in the news A ‘new virus’ in North American kea – Avian bornavirus (ABV) Jessica Meehan and Dr Robert Dahlhausen DVM MS Our volunteers Thank you!
The KCT Team
Chairperson Tamsin Orr-Walker Secretary Peter Fraser Treasurer Andrew Newman Additional Trustees Dr Nigel Adams Sir Hugh Williams Kevin Plowright Conflicts Coordinator Andrea Goodman
Dr Lorne Roberts Josh Kemp Dr Andrew Fidler Kay Davidson Andrea Goodman Corey Mosen
Research Advisors Dr Nigel Adams Dr Lorne Roberts Josh Kemp Dr Andrew Fidler Administrator Kay Davidson Field Coordinator Corey Mosen
Tamsin Orr-Walker
Peter Fraser
Andrew Newman
Dr Nigel Adams
Sir Hugh Williams
Kevin Plowright
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