Friday
Feb192010
Endangered parakeet takes flight to TUHUA
Friday, February 19, 2010 at 10:32 
Orange-fronted parakeet Photo: Department of ConservationTuhua (Mayor Island) could soon hold the country’s largest population of the rare orange fronted parakeet/ kakariki if a recent Department of Conservation initiative to re-establish them on the island is as successful as they anticipate.
The orange-fronted parakeet is listed as critically threatened and has been extinct in the North Island since the late 1800s.
Tuhua Trust Board Chair Magda Williams says the Board welcomes the opportunity to provide a safe haven for these taonga by facilitating their return to the North Island once again.
