A community conservation project in New Zealand requires volunteer field assistants for various conservation activities. About the project The project has established a safe haven for the protection of Kiwi birds and other endemic wildlife in the Coromandel region of New Zealand's North Island. This is a locally administered project by the rural community, and run by experts in practical conservation ecology. About the Kiwi bird (Apteryx spp.) The Kiwi bird is an endemic and endangered national icon of New Zealand. Agents of decline include introduced mammalian predators such as stoats (Mustela erminea), ferrets (Mustela putorius) and wild cats (Felis catus). These kill Kiwi chicks before they reach maturity. Survival rates of chicks in non-managed ecosystems is typically less