Mou Waho Explained

Mou Waho (Māori)
Total Islands:1
Elevation M:473
Highest Mount:Tyrwhitt Peak
Country:New Zealand
Population:0

Mou Waho is a 120-hectare island in Lake Wānaka, New Zealand.[1] It is around the same size as the nearby Mou Tapu, these two islands being the largest in the lake. The island contains a small recursive lake, called Arethusa Pool: a glacial-scoured lake formed by the most recent ice age on an island, in a lake on an island.[2]

Buff weka thrive on the island are predators of much of the native wildlife including mountain stone wētā, cave wētā, and Southern Alps geckos.[3] For this reason students of the local Mount Aspiring College built 40 small wooden motels for these animals to safely live in.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. News: New Zealand's secret lake most Kiwis don't know . Jensen . Briar . 2022-03-09 . 2024-03-26 . BBC Travel.
  2. News: In praise of the unsung Trios . Hindmarsh . Gerard . 2023-12-30 . 2024-03-26 . Stuff.
  3. Web site: Woodworthia sp. 'Southern Alps'. Landcare Research. 8 March 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20150114061149/http://nzlizards.landcareresearch.co.nz/Synopses/SpeciesSynopses.aspx?id=5b5c905c-d42a-42ea-b96d-775ce2ed4409. 14 January 2015. dead.
  4. Web site: New motels keeping wetas safe from wekas. Wanaka News. 7 March 2013 . Otago Daily Times. 7 March 2013.