Iwa

Update: 6th December 2017 Iwa has sadly passed away. His vomiting was so severe and he was extremely sick for several weeks. RIP Iwa. Update: November 2017 Unfortunately, Iwa has been extremely sick again and has had to be re-admitted to the South Island Wildlife Hospital for further treatment. His lead levels are exceptionally high and he will need a high level of care and treatment if he's going to be healthy enough to be returned to the wild again. Iwa was named by the South Island Wildlife Hospital, who treated him for lead poisoning in July/August 2017. He was released back to Arthur's Pass after many weeks of EDTA chelation treatment for serious lead poisoning There is a community effort to remove lead from buildings in Arthur's Pass - kea feed on this as it tastes sweet to them. The sooner this happens, the better for young kea like Iwa.