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the RSPB, they’re a vet, or they’re working in some sort of conservation or sustainability.”

The presenter has a particular passion for orangutans, sharks, dolphins and puffins but thinks the lives of the tiniest creatures, such as the parasitic wasp, can be equally fascinating.

Michaela said: “On Springwatch yesterday we did red mason bees.

“We looked at how they make their chambers in a bee box and their life cycle is absolutely brilliant. We mustn’t just look at the cute, the cuddly, the sexy. Sometimes the stuff we take for granted has a much more fascinating biology than a big cuddly animal.” Michaela is working hard to highlight the plight of the kiwi, New Zealand’s national bird, which is in danger of extinction. For a short documentary called The Forgotten World, she recently headed to the country to look at predator-free islands, where kiwis can thrive. She said: “They are like honorary mammals and they’re full of character. They are great little birds. Because they’re flightless it makes them very vulnerable. They’re adorable and quirky.

“Their feathers are more like hair and they’re almost furry looking.

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“We saw a wild one in a predatorproofed area and I squealed with delight. It was really great to see this little thing scurrying along in the bushes.

“What they’re trying to do is to make New Zealand predator-free by 2050, which is an extremely ambitious project but, in the meantime, they’ve got these predator-free islands which have been hugely successful.

“The chances of survival for a kiwi on a predator-free island are 99 per cent.

“The chances of survival for a chick in an area not free of predators is one in 20. It’s a really positive project. It is proactive and it is making a difference.”

Old Mout cider wants Britons to be inspired to join the mission to save the kiwi. For each person who signs up to oldmoutcider.co.uk/help-save-the-kiwi 20p will be donated to the campaign.