31 Oct 2022

Translocated Chatham Island Black Robins thriving

From Afternoons, 1:45 pm on 31 October 2022

The first translocation of Chatham Island Black Robins in 20 years has been a success.

In 1980 there were only 5 birds surviving making it the rarest bird in the world. Now there's over 300 birds on the Chatham Islands.

DOC Senior Ranger in Biodiversity Erin Patterson talks to Jesse about the project and bringing back the birds from the brink of extinction.

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Photo: DoC

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