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Wednesday, September 24, 2008

five facts about the takahe

It was thought to be extinct after the last four known specimens were taken in 1898.

after a carefully planned search effort the bird was rediscovered by Geoffrey Orbell near Lake Te Anau in the Murchison Mountains, South Island, on November 20, 1948.

Small numbers have also been successfully translocated to four predator-free offshore islands, Tiritiri Matangi, Kapiti, Maud and Mana, where they be viewed by the public.

The Takahē is the largest living member of the Rallidae

In total there were 225 remaining birds, but in July 2008, a Department of Conservation worker shot one on Mana Island, after mistaking it for a pukeko during a cull.

2 comments:

Adrianna said...

Hi Kelsey,
I like your takahe work.
I can't wait for you to present it
tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

italycool said...

thanks for coomenting on my blogspot adrianna