Forgotten Fauna Tours July School Holiday Hours

At Wildlife Foxton Trust we have the vision of 'Education by Example'. To learn about some of our forgotten fauna (animals) of skinks, gecko, fish and invertebrates we provide up close experiences of some of our more common NZ gecko's, native fish and some on display. These animals aren’t as well known as the cheeky kea or the ancient Tuatara- but they are every bit as fascinating.
To also support this learning, we provide hands-on opportunities with exotic lizards so children can understand the impact that introduced species have on our native fauna and their habitats.
This last year we have managed a huge increase to our native species - now 10 including the rare South Island Rudis (Rough) gecko along with increased breeding pairs/sets. Visitors can get to see over 40 native skink and gecko with three new babies earlier this year.
But first you must find them! The Forest geckos can subtly change their skin shade to blend in with the tree branches and others, like the Northland green geckos, are almost impossible to see when camouflaged on a leaf. The baby Duvaucel's gecko is so good at hiding that even the tour educators need to search for them. But Nell the cockatoo doesn’t need to be found- one look at the food and she will fly to you!
For other fauna we now have 3 beautiful female Kōura (Freshwater Crayfish).
The tour lasts approximately 30-40 minutes (depending on how big the group is) and run as people arrive from opening time with Last tour available 45 minutes prior to closure.
Our native plant nursery has a good range of plants for both residential and lifestyle block plantings at a very reasonable price of $8.00 each or 10 plants for $70.00. Eftpos available and also GST receipts.