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| Leon's Ferret caught Oct 2010 |
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| Kia Wharite - working over a mixture of private and public land |
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| The project aims to increase the North Island brown kiwi population |
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| The Manganui o te Ao River is 1 of 8 critical recovery sites for whio in New Zealand |
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| Goats chew through the forest understory, in many places there has been no regrowth for decades |
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| Whio Family soaking up the sun on the Manganui o te Ao River |
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| Looking across the Kia Wharite area to the central plateau from the Matemateaonga Track |
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| View of the Kaitieke Valley |
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| Whio family on the Retaruke River |
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| Pest control is vital for allowing bird populations to recover - Photo Nga Manu Images |
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| Introduced pests are having a damaging affect on New Zealands native plants and wildlife - Photo Nga Manu Images |
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| 50 kilometres of Retaruke and Manganui o te Ao rivers are trapped for stoats |
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| Aerial applications are an essential tool for effective predator control in an area with such rugged terrain |
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| Orautoha School students maintain their own stoat trap line with local whio rangers |
