October
- December 1998
research
volunteer for the Department
of Conservation in Opotiki;
assessing breeding success
of N.I.robin, catching and
radiotracking of kiwi, catching
and ringing chicks of kokako
and N.I.robin, rat-monitoring,
helicopter safety training,
tree- and rope-climbing safety
October
2000 - February 2001
research
volunteer for the Department
of Conservation on Stewart
Island; assessment of the
success of a bird transfer
to predator-free Ulva Island.
Trapping, handling and banding
St.I. robin and monitoring
nesting activities of robin
and saddleback; comparative
study of robin breeding success
in two different forest types;
evaluation in a final report
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