Taukihepa
/ Stewart Island snipe (South Island Snipe)
Source Population:  |
Wild
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Capture Site Name: |
Taukihepa
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Capture Location: |
Southland,
New Zealand
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Capture Site Latitude: |
47.14 S
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Capture Site Longitude: |
167.23 E
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Capture Site Population: |
Unknowable
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Capture Site Population Year: |
1964
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Capture Method: |
Not Located
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Number Captured: |
2
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Percentage Captured: |
Not Located
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Transport Method: |
Not Located
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Transport Timespan (in hours): |
Not Located
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Number Dead in Transport: |
0
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Percentage Dead in Transport: |
0.00%
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Notes: |
the translocation was an attempt to rescue Stewart Island snipe. The two birds were caught on 30 August 1964 and they died on 1 september in the aviary.
No record of the species since this attempt, now considered extinct.
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Data submitted by: |
Katell Jaouannet
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