Projects 2 - Kea Conservation Trust

Kea Konvention 2017

12 Dec 2016

Arthur's Pass - 29th -30th April (Department of Conservation Visitors Centre - West Coast Rd, Arthur's Pass Village) Thank you to all of those people who...

Mt Aspiring population and nest monitoring

Research

06 Oct 2016

Funded by Auckland Zoo Conservation Fund. Equipment funded by Craig Butcher. Supported by DOC Wanaka. This project aims to develop a community kea catch trip, survey and...

Arthur's Pass Kea Conservation Project

Education and Advocacy

06 Oct 2016

Kea in Arthur’s Pass are not doing so well and we need your help to help them. Dr Laura Young is driving this project which aims...

Community - Kea Project (2015-2017)

Community Engagement

10 Mar 2016

Funded by DOCCF - $40,000 Celebrating communities helping their kea This two year project has been a huge success with increased awareness and support among communities...

Community - Kea Conflicts Resolution Programme

Threat Mitigation

11 May 2015

What's the Conflicts Resolution programme all about? On-going human–kea conflict is a challenge that is imperative to solve. Whilst there is conflict, there is the potential...

Trialling of a surface bird repellent to deter kea from interacting with human objects

Research

16 Jan 2014

Funded by Auckland Zoo Conservation Fund Kill traps and some bait delivery systems, used to control mammalian pests, may be directly responsible for keas deaths(through their...

Trialling of a bird repellent to prevent kea strike on sheep

Research

16 Jan 2014

Project Background Conflict between kea and New Zealand high country sheep is an on-going issue which prior to protection being granted to kea in the early...

Predator Control - Rotoiti kea nest protection programme

Research

28 Nov 2013

The Rotoiti/Nelson Lakes Nest Protection project has been running since 2012 and continues today. On this page you will find the following: 2022 - Help us...

All About Kea - a framework to focus kea conservation initiatives

Education and Advocacy

28 Nov 2013

"All About Kea - a framework to focus kea conservation initiatives" describes the Kea Conservation Trust's (KCT) direction for the conservation and management of kea in...

Population Surveys

Research

22 Nov 2013

Funded by the NZ Lottery Grants Board and DOC The Kea Conservation Trust has been running kea population surveys each year since 2009. These surveys are...

Nest Monitoring

Research

22 Nov 2013

Funded by Dulux and Wellington Zoo Conservation Fund The Kea Conservation Trust has been monitoring kea nests since 2009. The initial reason for monitoring nests was...

Signs for Arthur's Pass

Education and Advocacy

15 Nov 2013

Funded by the Lion Foundation and Dulux Every year, kea in Arthurs Pass are injured or killed whilst interacting with people or their property. Making people...

Winter Education and Advocacy Tour

Education and Advocacy

15 Nov 2013

The KCT's South Island winter advocacy tour has been run annually since 2008. The 10-12 day tour provides the KCT team with an opportunity to connect...

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