DOC's work with the blue duck/whio
Contact:
Contact the Blue Duck Recovery Group leader Andrew Glaser at:
| Opotiki Office |
| Phone: |
+64 7 315 1001 |
| Fax: |
+64 7 315 1011 |
| Email: |
opotiki-ao@doc.govt.nz
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| Address: |
Cnr Elliot & St John Street
Opotiki
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| Postal Address: |
PO Box 326
Opotiki 3162
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See also:
Operation Ark
Blue duck are one of the species benefiting from this intensive pest-management programme.
In 1997, the Department of Conservation finalised and published the second ‘Recovery Plan for Blue Duck’.
The 10-year plan had six key objectives with priority given to survey and monitoring - finding out how many blue duck were left and what the trends in their populations were.
The plan also outlined the need to protect remaining habitat, defined research needs and supported the continued management of a captive population and re-establishment of a population on Mount Taranaki.