Watchdog unhappy at kiwi protection plan
The New Zealand Conservation Authority (NZCA) is concerned by an apparent change in direction to the kiwi recovery programme by the Department of Conservation (DOC).
The authority, an independent statutory body closely involved in conservation planning, met Conservation Minister Chris Carter last month to discuss its concerns.
NZCA manager Catherine Tudhope said she understood DOC had budget constraints but was concerned at the "philosophical difference" identified in their pre-consultation document which will form the basis of the 10-year Kiwi Recovery Plan 2006 to 2016.
The plan expires this year and states the department has a long-term recovery goal "to maintain and where possible enhance the current abundance, distribution and genetic diversity of kiwi".
The authority views the proposed ten-year goal of focusing on a limited number of sanctuaries and having 500 breeding pairs of each species of kiwi to be a backslide. (More>>)
The authority, an independent statutory body closely involved in conservation planning, met Conservation Minister Chris Carter last month to discuss its concerns.
NZCA manager Catherine Tudhope said she understood DOC had budget constraints but was concerned at the "philosophical difference" identified in their pre-consultation document which will form the basis of the 10-year Kiwi Recovery Plan 2006 to 2016.
The plan expires this year and states the department has a long-term recovery goal "to maintain and where possible enhance the current abundance, distribution and genetic diversity of kiwi".
The authority views the proposed ten-year goal of focusing on a limited number of sanctuaries and having 500 breeding pairs of each species of kiwi to be a backslide. (More>>)
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