The Why
Kōkako are indicators of healthy native forest. But they are also poor flyers, and require continuous vegetation to move around.
In the Bay of Plenty, eight isolated populations remain, many holding rare genetic lineages.
Without safe habitat connections and sustained predator control, these populations remain vulnerable.
KEEP exists to change that.
Photo: Neil Robert Hutton
What KEEP Does
Grow Regional Support
We increase awareness of kōkako as indicators of forest health and strengthen regional support for their protection across the Bay of Plenty.
Connect Populations
We support safe habitat connections between isolated kōkako populations through coordinated predator control and targeted planting, building long-term resilience.
Build Capability
We improve regional capability in kōkako management through training, consistent monitoring, and shared data across projects.
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