Wildlife and Bird Watching in Southland
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Recent Southland news
- Morepork and kea being killed by motorists in New Zealand
- Kakapo island threatened by rat
- Genetic link suspected in kakapo deaths
- Another kakapo death – Caused by transmitter harness
- Kakapo death ends disappointing year
- Endangered Blue ducks relocated to New Zealand’s fjordland
- Successful breeding for New Zealand’s Doubtful Sound dolphins
- Critically Endangered kiwi chicks released on New Zealand's pest-free Pomona Island
- New Zealand’s ‘Game Animal Council’ – putting hunting before conservation?
- Hector’s dolphins still headed for extinction
- Two kakapo found dead
- Kokako breeding success
- 11 Kakapo chicks hatched in 2011 season
- ‘Extinct’ South Island kokako photographed – Or was it?
- One of the world’s most renowned conservationists has died
More Southland news
- Endangered mohua thriving in new home
- Major boost for New Zealand’s rarest waterfowl
- Huge New Zealand dam will threaten endangered species
- Record breeding year for Endangered Blue duck
- Legendary male Kakapo dies of old age
- Rodents invade ‘rat-free’ Ulva Island
- NZ minister turns down marine reserve creation
- 700kg rat poison dropped into kakapo reserve by mistake
- Squid fishing threatens New Zealand’s sea lions with extinction
- New Zealand Rock wren thriving on new sanctuary
- New Zealand government drawing up plans to allow mining on conservation land
- Kakapo euthanized after health fails
- Jewelled gecko smuggler caught in New Zealand
- Record number of critically endangered Takahe chicks born
- Successful artificial insemination of Kakapo gives hope to critically endangered bird
Two kakapo found deadTwo young female kakapo have been found dead - one on Whenua Hou/Codfish Island, off Stewart Island, the other on Anchor Island in Fiordland.
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Long lost kakapo rediscovered after 21 yearsA male kakapo last seen 21 years ago on Whenua Hou/Codfish Island, just off Stewart Island, has been rediscovered, adding his genetics to the small but increasing kakapo population.
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