Takahē : "prehistoric-looking" birds released into wild in New Zealand
www.bbc.co.uk
A "prehistoric-looking" bird that was thought to be extinct, has now been released into the wild in its native home of New Zealand.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/32975689

Older article (2023), but sharing for those unawares.

The birds - which have been around since the prehistoric Pleistocene era - were officially declared extinct in 1898.

After their rediscovery in 1948, conservationists began collecting and incubating eggs from wild takahē, to prevent them from being eaten by predators

  • deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz
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    1 month ago

    TIL by implication that “in the wild” is different to “in a sanctuary”.

    There’s been takahē on Tiri Tiri Mātangi island for years (since at least the 90’s) but that’s a predator free island sanctuary.

    Super news!