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  Species Released at Tiritiri Matangi Island
  	
      
  Tiritiri Matangi Island  
	 / Takahe
	 / Takahe
	 
	
		| Location:   | Auckland, New Zealand
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		| Latitude:   | 
				 					36.3 S
				 	
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		| Longitude:   | 
				 					174.55 E
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	  | Reason For Action:   | Establish second  population
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	  | Reason For Decline:   | 
					Habitat Loss 			Hunting 			Poisoning 			Invasives													   | 
    
	  | Problem Addressed?   | Yes
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	  | Release Habitat Type:   | Various
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	  | Total Habitat Area (acres):   | 
									544.00
												
		    
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	  | Size of Release Area (acres):   | 
					Not Located
		    
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	  | Within Known Range:   | No
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	  | Habitat Protected?   | Yes
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	  | Habitat Alterations:   | 
											Predator 									Habitat														 
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	  | Invasives Removed:   | 
					Predators   | 
    
	  | Wild Population Present?   | No
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	  | Wild Population Size:   | 
					No
		  
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	  | Program Status:   | Completed
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	  | Program Status Year:   | 
									1991
													
		 
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	  | Continually Supplemented?   | No
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	  | Population Status:   | Increasing
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	  | Population Status Year:   | 
									2007
													
		 
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	  | Current Population Size:   | 
									14
													
		   
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	  | Current Population Year:   | 
									2007
													
		   
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	  | Agencies:   | 
	  				Department of conservation, Wellington conservancy
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