New Zealanders working to bring kiwis back to capital

Community groups in New Zealand's Wellington are aspiring to turn their harbor-side metropolis into the world's first predator-free capital, in the hope of bringing back the kiwi and other unique birds, lizards and insects.Aptly named Predator Free Wellington, the nonprofit organization has already eradicated almost 30,000 rats, stoats, weasels and possums from the greater Wellington area."It's believed these three species eat 25 million native birds a year -- that's about 68,000 birds a night," said James Wilkinson, project director of Predator Free Wellington. "They're literally munching …READ FULL ARTICLE