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020			_a9781869780098
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035			_a(Sirsi) 748062
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100			_924245 _aGill, Maria, _d1961- _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aOperation Nest Egg : saving New Zealand's Kiwi / _cMaria Gill.
260			_aBirkenhead, Auckland : _bReed Children's Books, _cc2006.
300			_a32 pages; _bcolour illustrations; _c23 cm.
500			_aIncludes glossary (p. 31) and index (p.32).
520			_aMaria Gill explains the important work Operation Nest Egg plays in preserving New Zealand's national icon. With full support from the BNZ, she explains why and how Operation Nest Egg came into being, the roles different institutions play in the ONE programme. Also contains information about the species' of kiwi, kiwi centres, island and mainland creches, predators and pests of kiwi and what methodologies are being used to lessen or eradicate that threats, and how Kiwi children are involved in the programme.
650		0	_aKiwis _vJuvenile literature. _927580
650		0	_aKiwis _xEggs _xIncubation _zNew Zealand _vJuvenile literature. _927581
650		0	_aKiwis _xReintroduction _vJuvenile literature. _927582
650		0	_aKiwis _xConservation _zNew Zealand _vJuvenile literature. _927583
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