In New Zealand’s Wellington, residents campaign to return kiwi birds after century-long absence
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It’s thought that there were 12 million of the birds roaming the landscape before humans arrived. Today only about 70,000 kiwi are left across the country
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Open this photo in gallery:Staff members of conservation organizations hold kiwi birds during an event at Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand, on April 28.Charlotte Graham-mclay/The Associated PressShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountThe kiwi, New Zealand’s sacred national bird, vanished from the hills around Wellington more than a century ago. Now the capital’s residents are waging an improbable citizen campaign to return the endangered flightless birds to the city.“They are a part of who we are and our sense of belonging here,” said Paul Ward, founder of the Capital Kiwi Project, a charitable trust.
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