29 Aug 2019

People are disrupting the ecosystem of Weka

From Afternoons, 1:38 pm on 29 August 2019

The charming yet cheeky Weka may soon be considered much more than a sandwich stealing rare native bird thanks to the work of Jo Carpenter, a University of Canterbury Ecology PhD student. 

She led the team that looked at how long it took Weka to pass seeds they had eaten as well as measuring how far they travelled. The first of its kind study has thrown up some surprises too. Jo explains what they are. 

PHD researcher Jo Carpenter with a weka

PHD researcher Jo Carpenter with a weka Photo: supplied

Get the RNZ app

for easy access to all your favourite programmes

Subscribe to Afternoons

Podcast (MP3) Oggcast (Vorbis)