Sirocco the Kakapo will be on view for visitors to Ulva Island from 13 August to 23 October 2006, cost NZ$80 adult, NZ$40 child.
The Ulva Island Trust is thrilled to be able to offer a unique opportunity to view one of the world's rarest birds. Between late August and the end of September this year (06) we will be hosting 'Sirocco', (a hand-reared male not involved in the breeding programme), on the rat-free sanctuary of Ulva Island, situated in Patersons Inlet, Rakiura/Stewart Island. We will be taking bookings for this event on a 'first come, first served' basis.If anyone makes it to this, we'd be very interested in pictures of course, but the website does stress NO FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY!
**UPDATE**
The Kakapo Encounter webpage has been updated with more details of this exciting event.
3 comments:
I should be able to make that as I'm due back in NZ by late September. I have mailed them to ask for details, though their web page hasn't been updated as yet.
Of course, I'll drop you pictures and if you're interested I'm also hoping/planning to make it to Indonesia to take some snaps of the Komodo Dragon.
I have alreasy seen a Kakapo, but this one was stuffed! It's in the Auckland Museum - somewhere definitely worth visiting.
That would be great Mosher, on both counts. The Kakapo Encounter website has been updated now, and they do say no Flash photography, but maybe a non-flash picture can be improved with Picasa or something similar.
Yeah, I noticed that and it's understandable. I'll try my best and have already heard back from them regarding making a booking. I'll definitely be in NZ and wanted to head south around then anyway, so it's fitting in perfectly.
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