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Feeding takahē chicks

Feeding takahē chicks

Elwyn Welch and Gordon Williams feed takahē chicks being moved from Takahē Valley. Because of concern about the survival of the chicks in Fiordland, several were caught and secretly transferred to Mt Bruce in the Wairapapa.

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Department of Conservation
Reference: 10042102
Photograph by Peter Morrison

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Simon Nathan. 'Conservation – a history', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 2-Mar-09
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/conservation-a-history/7/2