The Kāhu Project

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June 23rd, 2025

Things have been happening! As I’m sure many of you know – running a MSc project is like tackling a colossal beast! And in the case of this one – things have been lumbering along particularly slowly this month. Paperwork and permissions continue to pain me and delay the beginning of the first block of field work – Rofalcon Trials – Winter Period.

However, in the meantime I have set up an iNaturalist project for anyone who’s interested to take part in (you’ll find the link to the project on the button in the top right hand corner of this page).

My Name is Cara Thomson. This year is my 5th year at Auckland University, where I completed my bachelors and Honours degrees. My background is pretty broad, having worked in different zoos in the Bay of Plenty Region and Fish & Game before deciding to go to Uni in my 20s during COVID, following my redundancy notice at my last full time job. I have always had a love of nature and find animals a joy to be around and learn from. I think its incredibly important to be constantly improving on how we care for and manage our native species as we move into the future.