From all over the world, applicants are lining up for what has been called a "dream job" in the beautiful New Zealand wilderness.
The job? Watching over a shy flightless bird called a kiwi. The job wasn't noticed by many people when it was first advertised by New Zealand's Department of Conservation last month. In fact, it attracted just three applicants.
But then word got out that the job of "biodiversity supervisor" in the tiny town of Haast involves hiking and riding in helicopters and jet boats through some of the world's most beautiful scenery!
Keen kiwi watchers have now flocked to put in their job applications.
The main task for the successful applicant will be to help protect rare species on the coast of New Zealand's South Island.
That includes a rare breed of kiwi – the bird, not the fruit. It also includes patrolling the spectacular landscape and watching over penguins and lizards.
The department has now received as many as 1,400 job applications, from as far away as Finland, Romania, Paraguay and South Africa.
Conservation manager Wayne Costello says the response has been overwhelming.
"I have an Instagram account and my phone number is on WhatsApp, so I started getting quite a few job requests from Colombia, Romania and Sweden, from all around the world," he says.
The deadline for applications has now finished, and Wayne says the list has been narrowed down to the "40 or 50" best candidates.
