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  Species Released at Murchison Mountains(*c)
  	
      
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	 / Takahe
	 
	
		| Location:   | South Island, New Zealand
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		| Latitude:   | 
				 					Not Located
				 	
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		| Longitude:   | 
				 					Not Located
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	  | Reason For Action:   | Augment existing population
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	  | Reason For Decline:   | 
					Habitat Loss 									Invasives													   | 
    
	  | Problem Addressed?   | Not Located
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	  | Release Habitat Type:   | Forest
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	  | Total Habitat Area (acres):   | 
					Not Located
		    
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	  | Size of Release Area (acres):   | 
					Not Located
		    
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	  | Within Known Range:   | Yes
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	  | Habitat Protected?   | Yes
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	  | Habitat Alterations:   | 
								Feeding   | 
    
	  | Invasives Removed:   | 
					Not Located
		    
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	  | Wild Population Present?   | Yes
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	  | Wild Population Size:   | 
									106
													
		  
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	  | Program Status:   | Not Located
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	  | Program Status Year:   | 
					Yes
		 
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	  | Continually Supplemented?   | Yes
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	  | Population Status:   | No Change
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	  | Population Status Year:   | 
									2000
													
		 
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	  | Current Population Size:   | 
									120
													
		   
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	  | Current Population Year:   | 
									2000
													
		   
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	  | Agencies:   | 
	  				New Zealand Department of ConservationUniversity of Otago
 New Zealand Foundation for Research Science and Technology
 Miss E.L. Hellaby Indigenous Grassland Research Trust
 New Zealand Lottery Grants Board
 The Flight Center - Takahe Recovery Program
 
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