New Zealand Journal of Forestry (2016) 60(4): 44
©New Zealand Institute of Forestry

Short Communication
People power brings kokako back





The return of the endangered kokako to Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari after 30 years shows that people can reverse environmental loss when they put their minds to it, says fundraising expert and environmental author Tony Lindsay. Kokako have been extinct in the area since the 1980s. The forest-covered mountain, near Cambridge in Waikato, is now a mainland ecological island protected by the world’s longest predator-proof fence. Over the past two weeks, six kokako have been released into the forest, with another 34 to come.
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