Kōwhai, an adult female falcon was found in Motueka with some very extreme injuries. She had sustained a broken pelvis, shattered right hip socket, broken wing, lacerations to her leg and a broken beak.

After surviving the night at a local vet in Motueka, she was transferred to us here at the Kārearea Falcon Trust.

Kōwhai spent 8 weeks in intensive care with Diana Dobson, our aviary manager at the time. Once on the way to recovery she was brought into the aviary for rehabilitation.

She has now been paired with one of our males Tahi and has successfully laid her first eggs during the 2023 breeding season.

Kōwhai is not currently banded

BRONZE - Kelly McConville, from Auckland, NZ

SILVER - Room 6, Bohally Intermediate, from Blenheim, NZ

GOLD - Chen Family, from Blenheim NZ (Yee Chen is one of our wonderful volunteers, thank you for your support Yee)

If you would like to adopt Kōwhai - head to our Adopt a Falcon page