Codfish Island 1 (Whenua Hou) Reference Source / Kakapo

Source Population: What's This?
Wild
Capture Site Name: What's This?
Stewart Island
Capture Location:
New Zealand
Capture Site Latitude: What's This?
47� 10' S
Capture Site Longitude: What's This?
167� 47' E
Capture Site Population: What's This?
50 Reference Source
Capture Site Population Year: What's This?
1988 Reference Source
Capture Method: What's This?
Hand
Other
Reference Source
Number Captured: What's This?
31
Percentage Captured: What's This?
100.00%
Transport Method: What's This?
Plane
Helicopter
Reference Source
Transport Timespan (in hours): What's This?
4.00 Reference Source
Number Dead in Transport: What's This?
0 Reference Source
Percentage Dead in Transport: What's This?
0.00% Reference Source
Notes: What's This?
CAPTURE METHOD: Birds located using muzzled dogs, and then caught by hand. (6) LENGTH OF TRANSPORT: Time varied from <12 to 24 hrs. (6) UPDATE: by 1998 all predators had been removed & this is now the main population of kakapo.
Data submitted by: What's This?
Amanda Spratt, Jade McGill