Motuihe Island Reference Source / Red-crowned Parakeet (Kakariki)

Source Population: What's This?
Wild
Capture Site Name: What's This?
Little Barrier Island
Capture Location:
Auckland, New Zealand
Capture Site Latitude: What's This?
36� 12' S
Capture Site Longitude: What's This?
175� 7' E
Capture Site Population: What's This?
Not Located Reference Source
Capture Site Population Year: What's This?
Not Located Reference Source
Capture Method: What's This?
Mist Net
Reference Source
Number Captured: What's This?
50 or more
Percentage Captured: What's This?
Not Located
Transport Method: What's This?
Helicopter
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Transport Timespan (in hours): What's This?
0.50 or more 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?
REASON FOR ACTION: Does not specifically mention that birds used to live here, only that they were once widespread in New Zealand. RELEASE HABITAT TYPE: fragments of remnant forest, re-vegetated forest patches, grassland. INVASIVES REMOVED: rats, mice, cats, rabbits, & weeds. TRANSPORT TIMESPAN: Helicopter was 30 min, then taken (by foot?) to release site.
Data submitted by: What's This?
Jade McGill