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Results
Group 1: Keeper survey
A total of sixteen keeper surveys were returned by Kea holders who have birds on
public display (66% return rate).
Enclosure types
19% (3/16) of the population were held in modified enclosures not originally designed
for birds, 19% (3/16) were held in a public walk-through aviary, 6% (1/16) were held
in a purpose built kea aviary, and the majority 56% (9/16) were held in a standard bird
aviary. The majority of birds 87.5% (14/16) were kept in single species exhibits and
12.5% (2/16) were kept in mixed species exhibits.
Educational signs
The majority of public Kea holders 87.5% (14/16) had educational signs at the
enclosure 12.5% (2/16) did not have educational signs.
Differing amounts of information was provided on educational signs (Figure 1), with
most facilities displaying Taxonomic information, and few facilities indicating the
estimated numbers of wild Kea.
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