This sad news was in the TV news here. Maybe just one stupid loose dog, and years of strenuous efforts thrown away:
As many as 70 kiwi could be dead due to dog attacks at Purua Scenic Reserve just north of Whangarei.
DOC workers have found seven of the birds fatally wounded.
Those found have transmitters fitted. DOC estimates the numbers could be far higher as only 10% of kiwi in the reserve are tagged.
Many of the dead birds are part of a breeding programme designed to increase kiwi numbers in the wild.
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