Native animals

In this section:

DOC's work
- Toutouwai - Robin's Return

Toutouwai photo gallery

The translocation begins
Day 1: Wendy Davies and Lettecia Williams shopping for the group at Thames.	view larger, JPG, 40K
Day 1: At Pureora - unpacking, cooking, socialising.	view larger, JPG, 28K
Day 1: First group meeting at Pureora after dinner.	larger image, JPG, 22K
Day 2: Mealworms being pointed out.	larger image, JPG, 30K
Day 2: Driving to work, Pureora.	larger image, JPG, 20K
Day 2: The last instructions.	larger image, JPG, 20K
Day 2: Group photo of the toutouwai team.	larger image, JPG, 55K
Day 3: In the bush	larger image, JPG, 43K
Day 3: Robin perching.	larger image, JPG, 54K
Day 3: Wilde preparing dinner.	larger image, JPG, 36K
Day 4: Robin listening to the tap.	larger image, JPG, 41K
Day 4: Wendy Davies, Project Manager.	larger image, JPG, 30K
Day 4: Wilde Whitcombe, volunteer, seperating the mealworm bait from the sawdust it is packed in.		larger image, JPG, 44K
Day 4: Mealworm transfer station - cleaned mealworms being transferred into buckets for feeding in the field.		larger image, JPG, 53K
Day 5: Select Loop Road - the line that the team walks down for training.		larger image, JPG, 79K
Day 5: Robin with mealworm.		larger image, JPG,69K
Day 5: Robin - look at my wingspan!		larger image, JPG, 40K
Day 5: The Select Loop Road, Pureroa.	larger image, JPG, 81K
Day 6: Ali sorting worms	larger image, JPG, 82K
Day 6: Making up boxes	larger image, JPG, 35K
Day 6: Lettecia preparing cabbage		view larger, JPG, 43K
Day 6: Eddie furnishing boxes		view larger, JPG, 42K
Day 8: Terry, Reuben, Katharina and Dawn		view larger, JPG, 46K
Day 8: Robin flying in front of boots		view larger, jpg, 55K
Day 10: How to catch a robin		view larger, JPG, 55K
Day 10: The catching team		view larger, JPG, 38K
Day 11: Catching robins.		view larger, JPG, 44K
Day 11: Taking measurements		view larger, JPG, 34K
Day 11: Weighing		view larger, JPG, 57K
Day 11: Catching robins		view larger, JPG, 52K
Day 11: Catching robins		view larger, JPG, 43K
Day 11: Ready to go		view larger, JPG, 42K
Day 11: On their way		view larger, JPG, 49K
8 April Toutouwai release at Stony Bay
Letticia Williams being interviewed by Bob McNeil from TV3		view larger, JPG, 77K
Phil Crown, Kaumatua, Ngati Rereahu (Pureora) who accompanied the birds on their journey, with Richard Waiwai, Pou Kura Taiaio, Waikato Conservancy		view larger, JPG, 54K
Stony Bay, Coromandel		view larger, JPG, 51K
Some of the project team - Wendy Davies, Rob Chappell, Steve Bolton and John Gaukrodger		view larger, JPG, 64K
Robins in their boxes at Stony Bay		view larger, JPG, 51K
Tewi Nicholls, Ngati Tamatera Kaumatua, blessing the birds prior to their release		view larger, JPG, 64K
Robin flying free as box is opened		view larger, JPG, 55K