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Ōkārito brown kiwi chick

Pair of hands holding small Ōkārito brown kiwi chick inside a room.

Rowi – Ōkārito brown kiwi are endangered. This chick was hatched at the West Coast Wildlife Centre as part of Operation Nest Egg. Chicks are raised in a predator-free environment and returned to the wild when they are large enough to fend for themselves.

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Rights: Stewart Nimmo, CC BY-SA 4.0
Published: 18 September 2025Size: 16.12 MB
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