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Fed by an high annual rainfall, the West Coast is blanketed in lush rainforest that is home to a range of native creatures from powelliphanta snails to kaka.
Forest & Bird is working to protect Paparoa National Park - near pancake rocks - and Kahurangi National Park from mining.
The west coast branch is also working to oppose an extension to coal mining operations into the pristineUpper Waimangaroa catchment/Happy Valley which is prime habitat for kiwi and native Powelliphanta giant snails.
Additionally, they are campaigning to protect the Mokihinui River and its surrounding forests, and the species such as blue duck and kiwi that live there, from a proposed hydro dam.
Forest & Bird also advocates for pest control to help protect the West Coast’s native forests and the birds & wildlife that live there.