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The titipounamu (rifleman) are being translocated to Bushy Park Tarapuruhi.

A flock of 52 pōpokotea whiteheads have been reintroduced to a Whanganui predator-free sanctuary.

Massey researchers help to reintroduce Robins to Turitea Reserve The translocation took place in late April at Bushy Park Tarapuruhi Forest sanctuary near Whanganui. Dr Kevin Parker Dr Zoe Stone and Professor Doug Armstrong Toutouwai, North Island robin, are locally extinct in most of their original range but thanks to a collective community effort including several Massey University researchers, a successful translocation has taken place to reintroduce the bird in the Manawatū Turitea Reserve. Professor in Conservation Biology Doug Armstrong, postdoctoral fellows Zoe Stone and Liz Parlato...

Supplied These three kārearea (native New Zealand falcon) chicks are now fully fledged and have left their Wānaka nest site in the first major success story for the Kārearea Conservation Project. The nest of the threatened species, also known as the native New Zealand falcon, was spotted in trees near a public car park and walkway on the outskirts of Wānaka, in October. The birds are known to aggressively defend their nests, so the project co-ordinators worked with the Department of Conservation and Queenstown Lakes District Council to put a wide cordon around the area. Interactions wi...