A living ark
Wildlife released
The relatively large size of the Sanctuary, the security of the exclusion fence and the quality of habitat provide scope for wide range of native species to co-exist. To date Karori Sanctuary has released 15 species of native wildlife into its 225 hectares.
The species are:
The species are listed in order of release with common name first and alternative name in brackets where one exists. Click on each for more information.
- North Island weka
- Little spotted kiwi (kiwi-pukupuku)
- Brown teal (pateke)
- Scaup (papango)
- North Island robin (toutouwai)
- Tomtit (miromiro)
- Whitehead (popokatea)
- Bellbird (korimako)
- North Island saddleback (tieke)
- North Island kaka
- Kereru (New Zealand pigeon)
- Hihi (stitchbird)
- Tuatara
- Maud Island frogs (pepeketua)
- Giant weta (wetapunga)
More information
Species recorded at the Sanctuary in 2006 (26kb, pdf)
Information about other New Zealand wildlife:
- New Zealand birds website
- Department of Conservation website
