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020			_a9781988550473 _qhardback
020			_a1988550475
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100			_aBallance, Alison, _eauthor. _926247
245	1	0	_aTakahē : _bbird of dreams / _cAlison Ballance.
260			_aNelson, New Zealand : _bPotton & Burton , _c2023.
300			_a319 pages : _bcolour illustrations ; _c26 cm
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
520			_aTakahe are 'strange and wonderful avian beasts', big purple-blue birds with a striking red beak and legs. Once thought extinct, they were famously rediscovered in 1946 by Invercargill doctor Geoffrey Orbell, who found a small population living in a remote valley in the Murchison Mountains of Fiordland. In this book Alison Ballance charts the history of the Takahe Recovery Programme, the longest-running species conservation programme in New Zealand, and perhaps even in the world. After many set-backs, and decades when those dedicated to saving the bird struggled to get the population to grow, they have in recent years managed to build up a healthy population, which will pass 500 birds in 2023. Full of fascinating stories about the biology and lifestyle of this delightful bird, summed up 'as a food-obsessed, serially monogamous (mostly) devoted partner and parent, whose teenage kids stick around to help raise their younger siblings', this beautiful illustrated and inspiring book will appeal to anyone with an interest in ornithology and the natural world of New Zealand.
610		0	_aTakahē Recovery Programme _xHistory. _953190
650		0	_aTakahe _xConservation. _953191
650		0	_aTakahē _949091
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