The Bigger Picture

Clearly we should conserve the Kiwi because of the birds' unique characteristics and lovable qualities. But Kiwi conservation can also have positive systemic effects on other surprising aspects of New Zealand culture. Below is a diagram showing how a focus on Kiwi bird conservation can have many positive consequences.

My original Figure.

If there was a strong commitment made towards conserving the Kiwi bird there would be a wide variety of side effects. Employment opportunities would open up as conservation biologists, park rangers, and other professionals got behind the Kiwi conservation movement and started tracking, rescuing, and protecting these birds. It would also bring New Zealand together as one large community and allow them to unite for a common cause which would bring a positive sort of solidarity to New Zealand's community. Park development and land preservation would increase as the public became aware of the conservation issue of the Kiwi bird and funds began to be diverted towards preserving areas of land and creating parks in Kiwi habitat. And as the forests of the Kiwi bird began to be better preserved other native plants and animals would begin to flourish.