THE WHIO

Appearnce

• The whio are now on the 10 dollor note.
• The whio has blue and gray fethers that blend into the rocks.
• They have big webed feet so that they can swimm in the rappids.
• The whio like fast flowing water.

Habitat

• The Blue duck/Whio require broudery rivers and streams witch prouded high water gualty low sediment looking stabel banks and denerse invertebrate communities.
• With such habitat requirements, blue duck are key indcators of river system health. The higher the number of breading pairs of blue duck on a given strech of river, the greater the life supporting captivty of that river,

Habits

Baby ducklings

threts

what is being done to help the whio

• When camping take what you took out back in.
• Keep the water clean.
• Leave your dog at home.
• Leave the whio alone if you see one.
• If you do take your dog keep them under control.
• Dont throw your rubbish in the water.