Distracted DOC worker accidentally kills Brill the baby kiwiSTUFF "Brill" was a North Island brown kiwi, like the chick pictured. "Brill" the North Island brown kiwi chick was five months old and released by a volunteer hut warden in the Tongariro Forest in November. STUFF The kiwi was released by a volunteer hut warden who was not an accredited handler, but an accredited Kiwi handler was there at the time. (File photo)Supervised by an accredited kiwi handler, they forgot to remove electrical tape from Brill's legs before lowering him in to a burrow. An accredited kiwi handler helped them and provided instructions.

Source: Stuff March 01, 2018 03:32 UTC