New Member: State-of-the-art kiwi conservation facility joins Species360

October 27, 2019
Mary Ellen Amodeo
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New Species360 member **Kiwis for kiwi** is a national charity that supports community-led and Māori-led kiwi conservation projects. The trust intends to increase kiwi populations by two percent every year.

A new state of the art kiwi incubation facility near Taupō, New Zealand, supported by The Kiwi Trust, has joined Species360. As part of a nationwide program to boost the population of kiwi, the Crombie Lockwood Kiwi Burrow will use our Zoological Information Management System (ZIMS) to improve the care and conservation of this iconic national species.

The incubation, hatching and brooding facility is one of several facilities nationwide that are supported by The Kiwi Trust and the New Zealand Department of Conservation. Known as “Kiwis for kiwi,” the large scale initiative helps to secure safe habitats and to grow more kiwi for release to protected areas in the wild.

Brown kiwi
Greater spotted kiwi
Little spotted kiwi
Rowi kiwi
Tokoeka

The 5 Species of Kiwi: Learn more about the Brown Kiwi, Greater Spotted Kiwi, Little Spotted Kiwi, Rowi, and Tokoeka at the Kiwis for kiwi image gallery.

“As part of a national charity dedicated to conserving kiwi, Kiwis for Kiwi ensures that the national icon goes ‘from endangered to everywhere,’ says Species360 Adjunct Regional Coordinator and Trainer Tineke Joustra. Tineke will work with the team from the Kiwi Burrow to help improve the care and conservation of kiwi populations using ZIMS.