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Takahē Catlin, Shadfax and Ehara that are going to Kahurangi National Park

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Takahē stories

Introduction

Find media releases and blog posts about takahē.

Blog posts

6 super weird facts about takahē
03 January 2023
Fact-shame your 'know-it-all' friends and whānau with this list of 6 super weird facts about takahē that we thought you should probably know.
Takahē: the challenging road to recovery
19 November 2021
Today marks 75 years since takahē were rediscovered in the remote Murchison Mountains. With just over half the population now living in the wild, takahē still have a number of challenges ahead of them.
Hungry Takahē and Happy Ambassadors
29 April 2021
Have you seen a takahē before? If so, you are one very lucky person. There are just under 450 takahē on the planet, making them an endangered species! Two BLAKE Takahē Ambassadors, managed to meet around 50 of these rare birds.
Spoilt for Choice; Takahē Health Checks and Translocations!
22 April 2021
The two BLAKE DOC Takahē Ambassadors helped the Takahē Recovery Team capture 15 takahē for a large translocation to Gouland Downs in the Kahurangi National Park.

See more on the Conservation Blog.

Media releases

Kahurangi National Park takahē numbers boosted

Date: 18 March 2021
The takahē population in Kahurangi National Park has been boosted with 15 takahē released in the park’s Gouland Downs area.

Takahē deaths will inform recovery of the species

Date: 03 September 2020
The three takahē found dead after aerial predator control in Kahurangi National Park are likely to have died from 1080 toxin, post-mortem and toxicology tests show.

Takahē deaths highlight conservation challenges

Date: 26 August 2020
DOC says three takahē have died after aerial 1080 predator control in Kahurangi National Park, one likely due to 1080 poisoning with the cause of death of the other two birds still being investigated.

Fiordland takahē homeland full – no vacancies

Date: 13 December 2019
The ‘no vacancy’ sign is going up at the takahē homeland in Fiordland’s Murchison Mountains this summer as it becomes full with DOC’s release of a record 41 takahē.

Takahē population flying high

Date: 04 October 2019
Takahē may be flightless but their population is flying high with the official count reaching 418 after a record breeding season that produced an estimated 65 juveniles, the Minister of Conservation Eugenie Sage announced today.

Kahurangi gets takahē tick with first eggs found

Date: 13 November 2018
The pitter patter of little takahē feet is on the cards at Kahurangi National Park after the first eggs of the new wild population have been found.

Wild takahē return to Kahurangi

Date: 20 March 2018
For the first time in more than 100 years, takahē will roam freely in Kahurangi National Park in an historic attempt to create a new wild population outside of Fiordland.

Widowed takahē paired up again

Date: 20 December 2017
Three new takahē arrived in Wellington this week and another is moving between pest-free islands. The movements will help provide companions for birds who have lost their elderly mates this year.

Takahē population 100 breeding pairs strong

Date: 20 October 2017
The official yearly takahē population count is in, with 347 birds recorded throughout the country – a 13 percent increase in the last year.

New enclosures for takahē increase programme’s breeding potential

Date: 01 September 2017
The upcoming takahē breeding season is more secure than ever thanks to two new purpose-built enclosures.

Bad weather and broody birds postpone takahē translocation

Date: 23 August 2017
A historic translocation of takahē to the first new wild site outside of Fiordland has been thwarted by bad weather and early breeding.

Takahē Recovery Programme brings birds back from the brink

Date: 11 May 2017
The once presumed extinct takahē are on the road to recovery, moving down two places along the threat classification system.

Takahē population crosses 300 milestone

Date: 02 December 2016
DOC's Takahē Recovery Programme and its new national partner Fulton Hogan welcome official figures showing the takahē population has reached over 300 birds as they released 26 takahē into the wild this month.

Takahē sets out for home

Date: 25 November 2016
A young takahē is travelling nearly 1,200 km ‘home’ to Fiordland today, as part of DOC’s Takahē Recovery Programme.

Takahē Kuīni makes miraculous recovery to start new life

Date: 29 August 2016
After a near-fatal infection in April, Kuīni was released today onto Rotoroa Island to make a new beginning with her mate Anzac.

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