There are two New Zealand species no longer on the Red List.
The night air in New Zealand echoed with the calls of millions of kiwi.
The birds are under threat.extinction is a real possibility if we don't act now to save our national bird.
In 1998, the population of the bird was less than 100,000.By 2008 that figure had fallen to about 70,000.There are only 68,000 left, and the population is declining every year.
Many populations are stable or increasing in places where they are being managed.These places include DOC sanctuaries, community-led projects, and offshore island sanctuaries.
There isn't any room to relax.The populations outside managed areas are expected to decline.Dogs can kill a lot of birds very quickly.
All of the kiwi species are in trouble according to the DOC.Table 1 shows the Department's threat classification for each taxa.
Thanks to predator control, the decline of both Haast tokoeka and Coromandel brown kiwi has been halted.The decline is being halted by Operation Nest Egg.
The other three taxa are declining.Although some actively managed populations are flourishing, most birds live in sites with little or no management and dogs are a serious problem.
The other three taxa of tokoeka have no direct management and are assumed to be declining.
Although some populations in upland wet areas seem to be stable, those in lowland and dry areas are assumed to decline gradually.
The native forest habitat of New Zealand has been reduced to make way for human habitation and farmland.The effects of early hunting and trapping make the populations vulnerable.
Sex ratios are affected by the decline of the effective breeding population.It can become a downward spiral.