Kiwi death highlights risk from dogs

It was a sight that would make conservationists weep.
An adult kiwi, savaged by a farm dog, lying lifeless next to a perfect egg.

The dog's owner removed the eggs from the male kiwi's nest and alerted the Department on Conservation of the bird's death.

One of the eggs was infertile but the other was rushed to the Rainbow Springs Kiwi Encounter in Rotorua in the hope it will hatch successfully and be released into the wild. read more