Our newest residents on Mana Island, 40 fern birds, arrived in April 2019 all the way from Rotokare Scenic Reserve in South Taranaki in a project managed by FOMI.  The North Island fernbirds/mātātā were caught at Rotokare using mist nets over three successive afternoons by an expert volunteer team from Parker Conservation helped by FOMI … Continue reading Fernbirds successfully transferred to Mana Island