Forest & Bird Public Talk
Corner Seymour Street and John Street, Blenheim, Marlborough
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Ellen and Brian Plaisier have, for the last couple of decades, specialised in breeding and housing some of New Zealand's more uncommon and threatened native species.
This important conservation work was initially focused on their Tui Nature Reserve in the outer Pelorus Sound, with extensive revegetation and pest management programmes for rats, mice, stoats and possums as well as a special fence to exclude pigs and deer.
Kakariki, geckos and giant weta from the programme have been released in Abel Tasman National Park and Puangiangi Island in the Marlborough Sounds (www.tuinaturereserve.co.nz).
Now, the breeding programme focus has shifted from its isolated Tui Nature Reserve base to the recently opened Koru Native Wildlife Centre in Linkwater. Koru has a number of aviaries for breeding Yellow-crowned Kakariki and special enclosures for Giant weta and Marlborough green gecko.
The Centre also supports the Department of Conservation's dog training programme to assist with maintaining predator-free areas (www.koruwildlife.nz).
Ellen and Brian will be presenting a public talk hosted by Marlborough Forest & Bird about their breeding programmes and their vision for wildlife recovery in the Sounds.
For more information contact Andrew John - 03 573 5509.
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