The Mount Bruce Forest was once part of a much greater forst strecthing from Masterton
to Norsewood called the 70-Mile Bush. The 70-Mile-bush contained
many species of tree including rimu, totara and northern rata
as well as ferns, shrubs, climbers and herbs.
In this fertile habitat, animals, insects, frogs, lizards
and tutara lived and thrived. In bird terms, the 70-Mile Bush
supported huia, kokako the saddleback and piopio and laughing
owls.
The Mount Bruce forest, at 1000-hectares, is all that remains
of the 70-mile bush. Extensive and intensive pest-control are
central to the long-term restoration of the project.
One of the great successes of the restoration project has
been the kaka. When the project started there were under 10
birds, now there are now around 70. At the feeding time, many
of the birds are untagged, meaning that they were born and
grew in the wild.
The current condition of Mount Bruce forest is a testament
to Mans destruction of the environment and glowing testament
to the work of those at Mount Bruce and the DOC who are working
hard to restore the forest as best they can and with some success.
70-Mile-Bush
The Mount Bruce Forest was once part of a much greater forst strecthing from Masterton to Norsewood called the 70-Mile Bush. The 70-Mile-bush contained many species of tree including rimu, totara and northern rata as well as ferns, shrubs, climbers and herbs.
In this fertile habitat, animals, insects, frogs, lizards and tutara lived and thrived. In bird terms, the 70-Mile Bush supported huia, kokako the saddleback and piopio and laughing owls.
The Mount Bruce forest, at 1000-hectares, is all that remains of the 70-mile bush. Extensive and intensive pest-control are central to the long-term restoration of the project.
One of the great successes of the restoration project has been the kaka. When the project started there were under 10 birds, now there are now around 70. At the feeding time, many of the birds are untagged, meaning that they were born and grew in the wild.
The current condition of Mount Bruce forest is a testament to Mans destruction of the environment and glowing testament to the work of those at Mount Bruce and the DOC who are working hard to restore the forest as best they can and with some success.
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