Count the Kereru on in New Zealand

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New Zealand bird enthusiasts are on the lookout for kererū as the Great Kererū Count is on this week.
The annual count began on Monday, and aims to provide a more accurate idea of numbers.
Kererū is the only bird species that helps disperse seeds of native canopy trees, like tawa and maitai.
However, because they are not an endangered species, data is not kept on their numbers.
The local branch of the World Wildlife Federation is asking people to keep an eye and ear out for any of the birds, and to log any sightings online.

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19 Responses

Anonymous says:

September 28, 2017 at 9:03 am

I saw one on Wednesday
anthony says:

September 28, 2017 at 11:12 am

Seen 3 so far.
Anonymous says:

September 28, 2017 at 12:22 pm

wow this is amazing
Lee Odlin says:

September 28, 2017 at 7:10 pm

I have seen a kereu
---------------------- says:

September 29, 2017 at 9:03 am

GO THE KEREU COUNTERS!!
Riya says:

September 29, 2017 at 7:40 pm

I have seen 1
Claudia says:

October 16, 2017 at 11:25 am

there are plenty in te miro school trust me because that’s my school
Ethan Matthews says:

October 16, 2017 at 2:41 pm

I saw one when I went to Rangitoto island for two days, I saw it when I was in the bush with my friends. (I stayed in the scout Bach)
briar christini says:

October 16, 2017 at 6:31 pm

can’t be true
Trixee says:

October 17, 2017 at 11:54 pm

Kereru are my favorite native birds
Anonymous says:

October 18, 2017 at 11:29 am

I SEE THEM AT MY HOUSE EVERYDAY
ellenora says:

October 19, 2017 at 11:11 am

this is very amazing
Lily says:

October 19, 2017 at 7:46 pm

cant wait
doge2017 says:

October 20, 2017 at 11:26 am

that is so amazing and they are so help full
Daisy says:

October 27, 2017 at 11:07 am

That is great!
Anonymous says:

November 3, 2017 at 11:18 am

Wow so cool
Anonymous says:

November 13, 2017 at 10:06 am

that,s cool
Jordan says:

November 15, 2017 at 5:02 pm

This sounds really cool. I will keep an eye out for kereru this week. They are very pretty birds.
trinity says:

November 20, 2017 at 11:39 am

i have seen 2