Conservation geneticist, Tammy Steeves and her work with birds

Kakī/black stilt. Credit: Liz Brown

Tammy Steeves. Credit: Prabha Mallya

Orange-fronted parakeets, or kākāriki karaka. Credit: Leonie Heyder

Kakī chicks. Credit: Stephanie Galla

Kakī. Credit: Liz Brown

Tūturuatu/shore plover. Credit: Leonie Heyder

Tūturuatu chick. Credit: Leonie Heyder

Kōwaro/Canterbury mudfish. Angus McIntosh

Kēkēwai / Fresh water crayfish. Credit: Angus McIntosh

Tammy Steeves and her daughter Tegan holding a juvenile kakī. Credit: Cody Thyne