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🌿 Exciting News! We’re thrilled to welcome a new member to our family – a beautiful brown teal (pāteke) chick has hatched at the Ōtorohanga Kiwi House! 🐣✨
The pāteke, one of New Zealand’s rarest ducks, is a symbol of our ongoing commitment to wildlife conservation. This hatchling brings hope for the future of this endangered species, as we continue our efforts to protect and preserve native New Zealand wildlife. 🌏💚
Come visit us to meet the newest little star and learn how you can support our conservation projects! Your entry helps fund our work, including breeding programs like this one. 🎟️🐥
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Introducing our first pāteke clutch of the season!
Four perfect little ducklings had their first day out on the pond today with proud parents keeping close watch. We are part of the Brown Teal Recovery Program, providing juveniles for release across a variety of sites.
There are currently between 2500 – 3000 brown teal living in a wild state in New Zealand, making it New Zealand’s rarest waterfowl species on the mainland.
Glen and Fern, a brown teal / pāteke pair, have just hatched their first ducklings for the season. These little guys are only 4 or 5 days old and Mum wasn’t keen on them being photographed! We have more pairs on nests currently and the rest are in various stages of nest building/egg laying, so plenty more ducklings to come in the next few months.
