Flint was wearing a muzzle, so he couldn’t eat and would find it difficult, perhaps impossible, to drink. Campbell Island is one of dozens of small islands that New Zealand has cleared of rodents and other predators, allowing endangered native birds to flourish. ADADJohn McCarroll, the Department of Conservation’s acting operations manager for the area, described what happened after Flint ran away Wednesday. Crews searched on foot and the military sent up a helicopter equipped with a thermal imaging camera to scour the island. “At first he was scared of the noise of the helicopter,” McCarroll said.

Source: Washington Post November 29, 2019 06:22 UTC