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Prehistoric bird once thought extinct returns to New Zealand wild (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 1 year ago by anon6789 to c/science

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In New Zealand, the return of wild takahē populations marks a cautiously celebrated conservation victory, and the return of one of the world’s rarest creatures. The birds had been formally declared extinct in 1898, their already-reduced population devastated by the arrival of European settlers’ animal companions: stoats, cats, ferrets and rats. After their rediscovery in 1948, their numbers are now at about 500, growing at about 8% a year.

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[–] taldennz@lemmy.nz 10 points 1 year ago

One day perhaps they'll be seen again more commonly as is now the case with tui and kererū in some areas.

At 8% they're probably going to outperform KiwiSaver... but maybe not savers of kiwi.