Kids are helping kea in all sorts of ways – making sure injured kea get medical help, sending us kea sightings, reporting problems with kea or telling others all about our wonderful mountain parrot. Here are a few examples;
Harry of Mt Cook School interviewing sheep farmer Ross Ivey
Arrowtown Scouts counting kea at Rob Roy Glacier in July 2008
What an amazing effort – a big thank you to Poppy, Lucy, Ana and Sylvie for organising a garage sale and raising $1,100 for kea! #positivechange
Alex (aged 8), found an injured kea on his property in Whataroa in 2017 and phoned Department of Conservation. The kea was flown to Wildbase Hospital at Massey University for surgery – unfortunately the kea died of gunshot injuries.
Aoraki School students and the KCT film team interviewing Department of Conservation about kea at Mt Cook in March 2012.
Two cousins rescue ‘Jake’ the one legged kea who was caught in a trap near Nelson early 2012
Kids from Tairua School busking to raise awareness and funds for kea conservation!