Kārearea Falcon Trust
Given we display the Kārearea (NZ falcon) as our motif on every bottle, it’s understandable why we are avid supporters of the work done by the Kārearea Falcon Trust.The native Kārearea favour the remote mountains and foothills of the upper Awatere and Wairau valleys in Marlborough.
Today it’s rare to catch a glimpse of the Falcon, due to introduced pests, persecution and electrocution by power lines.
About the Trust
Founded in 2008, the Kārearea Falcon Trust is working to bring wild kārearea numbers back. The Trust:
- Rescues and rehabilitates injured wild falcons from around the country, with the aim of returning them to the wild.
- Breeds and releases chicks from resident falcons that can't survive in the wild themselves.
- Educates through school programmes, centre tours, community talks and local events.
- Tracks sightings reported by the public, building a picture of where kārearea are living.
How we help
To help prevent further damage of these magnificent birds, we work closely with the Falcon Trust on the Kārearea Release Program to repopulate the region. Most recently we have introduced a ‘hack box’ in our Eyrie vineyard in Waihopai Valley and insulated electrical transformers close to the vineyard to protect the birds.
The hack box provides shelter for birds before being released into the wild, they’re fed and given a few weeks to take in the view of the vineyards every day. The thinking is, that by giving them time and safe shelter the Falcons will remain in the area once released. Who wouldn’t want to stay? We hope that through working together, we can see the Falcon flourish again.
$1 from every bottle
For every bottle sold through this website, across every range, we donate $1 to the Kārearea Falcon Trust.
You can help, too
Donate, adopt a falcon, visit the fundraising shop or just learn more about the trust below.
