18 takahē were released at Greenstone Station this week in Otago

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18 takahē were released at Greenstone Station this week in Otago

Postby Michael Szabo » Sat Aug 26, 2023 5:59 pm

Takahē have been returned to Ngāi Tahu whenua/land in the upper Whakatipu Waimāori valley with the aim of establishing a third wild population. Nine breeding pairs of takahē were released on Greenstone Station earlier this week. The high country station was itself returned to Ngāi Tahu following its settlement in 1998. Ōtākou Rūnaka member Tūmai Cassidy helped release the takahē and says they instantly enjoyed their new home:
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/takahe- ... 1693020212
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