17 de agosto de 2021

Great Kererū Count 2021 is coming soon!

Hi Everyone,

The Great Kererū Count 2021 Project is ready to join.
https://inaturalist.nz/projects/great-kereru-count-2021

This is the 8th year of the Great Kererū Count. Come together for 10 full days of fun from the 17th to 26th September 2021 and let’s make this the biggest Great Kererū Count yet!

Looking forward to seeing all your kererū observations for the 2021 GKC

Best
Tony
Kererū Discovery

gkc2021 #greatkererucount
Great Kererū Count 2021
17 September to 26 September
https://www.greatkererucount.nz/
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Posted on 17 de agosto de 2021, 02:14 AM by kererucount kererucount

30 de setembro de 2020

GKC 2020 Media release - Kererū numbers soar to new heights

Organisers of the Great Kererū Count are thrilled with how many participants took part in this year’s Count and the number of kererū observations made. Whether it is because people are more tuned into nature following Covid lockdown, or if it’s simply that there’s just heaps of kiwis who are passionate about kererū, either way – the numbers are looking fantastic.

Last week from 18th to 27th September New Zealand community scientists made over 10,279 observations of kererū, with a total of 21,509 kererū counted. This is well up on last year’s Count of 6,700 observations and 14,248 kererū. This year’s observations and number of kererū counted are the highest ever seen.

“I can’t thank people enough for their contribution to growing the scientific understanding how kererū are doing across New Zealand,” says Great Kererū Count coordinator, Tony Stoddard.

“It is absolutely heart-warming to see so many people across NZ taking part in the count – from Kaitaia to Rakiura and everywhere in between. There have also been loads of incredible stories shared about experiences with kererū over the 10 days of the count – it is inspirational and makes me feel incredibly hopeful for a future where kererū numbers are as abundant as they once were.”

The high number of observations is positive both for kererū numbers, as well as for New Zealanders. Last week’s Count coincided with Mental Health Awareness Week, and Associate Professor Stephen Hartley, Director of the Centre for Biodiversity & Restoration Ecology at Victoria University of Wellington, comments on how appropriate it has been for people to get out and count kererū.

“There is good evidence that spending time outdoors and reconnecting with nature is good for your health, and in particular mental wellbeing. And so I hope that at the end of this week – despite the stormy weather over the weekend, people can feel really good in every sense of the word about having taken part in the Great Kererū Count” says Associate Professor Hartley.

“The Great Kereru Count doesn’t tell us exactly how many kererū there are in the country, but with another year’s data we will be able to tell if numbers are increasing or decreasing in certain areas relative to others. We will be particularly interested to see if there is any correlation with food source, proximity of forest habitat and with predator control initiatives which are growing around the country. This latest Count certainly makes us feel hopeful that kererū are on an upward trend.”
The Great Kererū Count is a collaborative project lead by Urban Wildlife Trust & Kererū Discovery together with partners Wellington City Council, Dunedin City Council/City Sanctuary, Nelson City Council and Victoria University of Wellington.

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You can download the full GKC2020 data here...
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/10EBfRXptVc8wz2F_6vrjDKTpW8N12Q3V?fbclid=IwAR2nOUsXrmRExZki2pbFmY_yzrQ41cMjbO_d7QuuXdY_I4cycJ3kl-fkGCY

Posted on 30 de setembro de 2020, 05:09 AM by kererucount kererucount | 0 comentários | Deixar um comentário

27 de setembro de 2020

Great Keererū Count 2020 Observations.

Kia ora Everyone,

Wow, how lucky were we with the weather! one week later and it's all snow down South and heavy rain, wind and hail in the North.

Thank you all again for taking part in this year's count. Please make sure you get your last observations entered for the dates 18th to 27th September. The final data will be pulled off this afternoon, I will do another post here as soon as we have the final results.

Dates for the 8th and final Great Kererū Count will start on 17th September 2021 - I hope you can all join us again to take part in GKC2021

Thanks again.

Ngā mihi nui,
Tony

Posted on 27 de setembro de 2020, 10:15 PM by kererucount kererucount | 0 comentários | Deixar um comentário

25 de setembro de 2020

Just 2 days left of the Great Kererū Count 2020

As of 9 am you have contributed to 8,775 Observations with a whopping 18,286 kererū counted. GKC2020 is shaping up to be one of the best counts yet!. Make sure you get all your observations entered in by midnight Sunday. The data will be sent off to Victoria University of Wellington Monday night and we should hopefully have some solid preliminary numbers out by the end of the week. 😊

On behalf of Kererū Discovery and chonky Kererū all over New Zealand - Thank you all again for the incredible effort you have all made in this year’s count.

gkc2020

Posted on 25 de setembro de 2020, 10:02 PM by kererucount kererucount | 0 comentários | Deixar um comentário

23 de setembro de 2020

Update from Day 6

Mōrena Everyone,

Despite the awful weather in many parts of the country, Yesterday (Day 6) saw the observations made and kererū counted surpass the 2019 GKC.

What a massive effort! Thank you all so much!
4 Full days to go for this year's #gkc2020 Keep up the great counting.

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Posted on 23 de setembro de 2020, 07:24 PM by kererucount kererucount | 0 comentários | Deixar um comentário

20 de setembro de 2020

DAY 2 - 19th September & Day 3 - 20th, GKC 2020

Mōrena Everyone,

What an amazing weekend of kererū counting! I even managed to get out and do a timed count myself :)
So just to recap Day 2, Saturday 19th numbers - Observations made 1258 with 2742 Kererū Counted.
Day 3, Sunday the 20th numbers - Observations made 1230 with 2336 Kererū Counted.

Total for the first three days
Observations = 3706
Kererū Counted = 7712

Have a wonderful Monday - Keep up the great counting!

Posted on 20 de setembro de 2020, 06:51 PM by kererucount kererucount | 0 comentários | Deixar um comentário

19 de setembro de 2020

DAY 1 - 18th September GKC 2020

Kia ora Everyone,

Wow! Thank you all for an amazing first day of the Great Kererū Count 2020. Some numbers for you... We had 1218 Observations made with 2634 kererū counted across the country!

Happy DAY 2 of the Great Kererū Count 2020

gkc2020

Posted on 19 de setembro de 2020, 12:41 AM by kererucount kererucount | 0 comentários | Deixar um comentário

14 de setembro de 2020

Great Kererū Count 2020 starting this Friday!

Kia ora Everyone,

Thanks for joining up to take part in the Great Kererū Count 2020.
Just a few more days to go until we all start recording big chonky kererū across New Zealand.

Please make sure you get all your kererū crazy friends to join the project and help us get those observations in over the 10 days of the GKC2020 - 18th to the 27th September.

Ngā mihi nui,
Tony Stoddard

Urban Wildlife Trust | Kererū Discovery | Great Kererū Count

http://kererudiscovery.org.nz
http://greatkererucount.nz
https://www.urbanwildlifetrust.org

Posted on 14 de setembro de 2020, 03:18 AM by kererucount kererucount | 1 comentário | Deixar um comentário

13 de agosto de 2020

Great Kererū Count 2020 - coming soon!

Come join the fun from the 18th to 27th September 2020 for the Great Kererū Count, NZ’s only large-scale community science project dedicated to kererū.

Posted on 13 de agosto de 2020, 10:09 PM by kererucount kererucount | 0 comentários | Deixar um comentário

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