| Title: | Captive Breeding for Conservation--and FUN! |
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To my rather big surprise I could lay my hands on an unrelated pair
of yearling N�n�- or Hawa�an geese of outstanding quality. They are
incredibly sweet and beautifull!
This afternoon I will go and collect them. Since they have such a
sweet disposition we expect no problems with our Australian Mane-geese
and Red-shouldered teales.
In our, Dutch, climate the N�n� does not need any special requirements
or shelter. Our fenced garden with lots of shrubbery and shading trees
surrounding grassy patches and a small pond is idealy suited to them.
They eat the same food as the other fowl so that's good as well.
The only potential risc is their breeding in januari/februari. This
means we might need to hatch the eggs in the incubator. We'll see
wether winter '95 is as soft as usual or too cold.
Does any of you have additional info of, or sources for this, about the
N�n�? After all, this goose is Hawa�an, thus more or less an indiginous
USA species!
Peter
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| 822.1 | Wintertime was no problem! | UTROP1::BOSMAN_P | Tue Mar 08 1994 02:16 | 15 | |
The N�n� may be rare but it has a lot of interest. I have encountered
little difficulty in finding quite a bit of info. The Slimbridge
Centre, where most released N�n� have been bred, was very forthcoming
with reports, leaflets etc.
Also found three books sofar:
- The N�n� and the Menehue (Hawaiian folkloristic fairy tale)
- The N�n� (childrens' education book)
- The N�n�, an experiment in conservation (scientific study on the
N�n�)
The geese themselves are doing great too and they seem to have realy
taken to our home. Although too young to realy breed, they are displaying
the lot. Very interesting!
Peter
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