Dec 21, 1980 / Matuku Reserve (Waitakere Ranges) / North Island Brown Kiwi
RELEASE DATES/#s: birds were released in small groups beginning on this date & continuing in 1981. Birds were heard near release point for 2-3 years, but as of 1990, they are presumed to have died off (hypothesize that the reserve was too small for a self-sustaining population, and that those who left were susceptible to predator attacks (such as dogs))
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Jade McGill
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