These adorable birds were hunted to the brink of extinction, but they're back, baby!
Returning this critically endangered nocturnal ground-dwelling parrot back to the mainland is significant for the whole country and a shared success story for all partners involved, according to the team.
“Kākāpō are one of Aotearoa’s [New Zealand’s] most iconic and rare species, recovering from a population low of 51 birds in 1995,” Department of Conservation Manager for Kākāpō Deidre Vercoe . “Until now, kākāpō have been contained to a few predator-free offshore islands, so to have them now returning to the mainland is a major achievement for all involved.” Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu Deputy Kaiwhakahaere Matapura Ellison added that this is a key aspect of the translocation is the iwi to iwi transfer of the four birds from Ngāi Tahu to Ngāti Koroki Kahukura, Raukawa, Ngāti Hauā, and Waikato.
“This is a milestone translocation, and we are thankful for our iwi partners who will keep our taonga kākāpō safe at their new habitat on Maungatautari,” Ellison . “The whanaungatanga [forming relationships] between our iwi is strengthened further through the shared kaitiakitanga of these precious manu.”This translocation is a new phase in the recovery of this marks a new phase for the recovery of this taonga species.
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