Kea (Nestor notabilis) Captive Management Plan and Husbandry ...

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Prepared by: Tony Pullar Kea Captive Management Coordinator Dunedin City Council P O Box 5045 Dunedin in association with Species Protection Division Department of Conservation P O Box 10 420 Wellington April 1996 © Department of Conservation ISSN: 1170-3709 ISBN 0-478-01806-1 Cover photo: C. Rudge, Department of Conservation
CONTENTS page 1. Introduction 1 1.1 Taxonomy 1 1.2 Conservation Status 1 1.3 General Biology 1 1.4 Legal Protection 2 1.5 History in Captivity 2 1.6 Export 2 1.7 Current Status of Captive Population 3 1.8 Administration of the New Zealand Captive Programme 3 2. Captive Management Plan 5 2.1 Goal 5 2.2 Objectives 5 2.3 Implementation of Captive Management Objectives 5 2.4 Plan Review 8 Appendix 1: Kea Husbandry Manual 9 1. Administration and Permitting 9 2. Aviary Requirements 9 3. Social Factors 11 4. Individual Identification 11 5. Diet 11 6. Ageing and Sexing 13 7. Health Management 13 8. Dead Specimens 13 9. Breeding 14 10. Further Information 15
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Page 11 and 12: 8 Time frame Estimate 3 to 5 years
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