One of the most exciting things about the Brown Teal Recovery Program is the strong support and enthusiasm from people throughout the world.

Every year, the programme receives donations, requests for information, historical anecdotes and a range of ideas that all help in our conservation campaign.

In this section you can find out about donating to the Brown Teal Recovery Programme as well as sponsorship information, and a list of further reading and reference material.

For any outdoor enthusiasts that are visiting Northland New Zealand or Great Barrier Island, there is a good opportunity for you see Brown Teal in the Wild or even help out as a Volunteer.

Brown Teal Conservation Trust

The BTCT was founded in 2002 with its main objective being to save Brown Teal from extinction - to be achieved by education, advocacy, fund raising,
consultation, liaison with all associated organisations and overseas
waterfowl groups, and the expansion of the Brown Teal captive breeding
programme into a major part of the recovery programme.

The BTCT has already published a Brown Teal management manual, entitled:
"NATURAL HISTORY, CAPTIVE MANAGEMENT & SURVIVAL OF
THE NZ BROWN TEAL". This manual is available for $20 from the BTCT.

The manual covers in-depth information about - the natural history of Brown Teal, the species unique features, Brown Teal habitat, Brown Teal predators and
how to eliminate them, captive breeding and captive management, advocacy,
how to save Brown Teal from extinction, recommended reading, plus lots
more.

The BTCT publishes a regular Brown Teal information newsletter, which is
distributed to all BTCT members and to all people seeking up-to-date news
about the recovery programme.

In early 2004 the BTCT published a Brown Teal information brochure -
copies can be obtained from the BTCT, P.O.Box 188, CARTERTON.