New Zealand opens its first hospital dedicated exclusively to kiwis, endemic birds. Once endangered, the population of this long-beaked bird is growing.
The rehabilitation center was built by Kiwi Coast in the Northland region of the Pacific country. The center treated its first patient even before the official opening: a young kiwi who managed to slip through a fence and then fell into a swimming pool filter. It is the first hospital of its kind in New Zealand, the Ministry of Conservation told AFP.