Education and Advocacy in Conservation – What's the measure?

The Kea ConservaTion TrusT
Inspiring people and their communities to protect kea
Founded in 2006. Registered as a charitable trust under the Charities Act 2005.
Registration No.CC29701.
The Kea Conservation Trust (KCT) was set up in 2006 to assist in
conservation of wild kea (Nestor notabilis) in their natural habitat
and to increase the husbandry standards and advocacy potential
of those kea held in captive facilities within New Zealand.
Aims
The Kea Conservation Trust aims to assist in conservation of wild kea in
their natural habitat through:
• Establishing positive working relationships with associated conservation
groups/individuals;
• Raising of funds to allow research on kea issues;
• Provision of an easily accessible information resource on kea.
The Kea Conservation Trust also aims to increase the husbandry
standards and advocacy potential of those kea held in captive facilities
within New Zealand through;
• Provision of information on best practice management;
• Raising funds to conduct research into:
Advocacy strategies
Optimum enclosure design
How best to maintain the physical/psychological health of captive kea;
• Provision of a support network for all kea holders.
Vision
To ensure an enriched and sustainable future for both wild and captive
kea populations.
Mission
To develop and coordinate a coordinated support system through local
and national affiliations for conservation of kea in the wild and their best
practice management in captivity.
Working Together
Protection of endangered wildlife and their sensitive environments can
only be achieved through collaboration – communities working together
on local, regional, national and global scales to save charismatic and
interactive species such as kea.
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